Bouye v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Bradford Bouye, was convicted of murder, 1 conspiracy to commit robbery as a class B felony, 2 and carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor. 3 He was given consecutive sentences of sixty years for the murder, twenty years for conspiracy to commit robbery, and one year for the handgun violation.

In this direct appeal, the defendant presents five errors: (1) the trial court should have granted a mistrial; (2) the defendant’s right to counsel was impaired; (3) the trial court erroneously allowed a witness to read portions of the probable cause…