Campbell v. State

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Tyrell Campbell of malice murder and other felonies in connection with the shooting death of Gary Paul Francis.1 On appeal, Campbell contends that the trial court erred in its jury instructions and in conducting critical stages of the trial outside his presence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial shows that the 24-year-old Campbell lived briefly with Francis and his girlfriend, Ykeme Smith, while attending college in October 2005. Smith asked Campbell to move out of their house after he dumped cigar ashes on food…