Nobles v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Richard Jason Nobles was indicted for the offenses of murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. Nobles was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and also was convicted on the possession charge. He appeals.

The evidence adduced at trial reveals that appellant, a juvenile five weeks shy of his 17th birthday at the time of the incident, the evening of July 3, 1987, arrived uninvited at a party held by Ricky Harvey. Appellant was accompanied by his girl friend, Christie Kent, Arnold Howard, and Howard’s girl friend. Howard testified that because of prior…