Duke v. State

Carley, Justice.

A jury found Eric Duke guilty of the malice murder of Bonifacio Carbajal-Munoz, the aggravated assault of Carbajal-Munoz and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the jury’s guilty verdicts and sentenced Duke to life imprisonment for the murder, to a twenty-year term for the aggravated assault and to a five-year term for each of the possession of a firearm offenses. The trial court denied Duke’s motion for new trial and he appeals.

1. At trial, the State produced the following evidence: Ms.…