Cotton v. State

Carley, Justice.

After a jury trial, Kenneth Cotton was found guilty of felony murder while in the commission of aggravated assault on Brandon Watkins. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction on the guilty verdict, and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. Thereafter, the trial court denied a motion for new trial, and Cotton appeals.

1. Cotton initiated a confrontation, claiming that he heard that Watkins had accused him of using drugs. The apparent source of this information was Cotton’s former girlfriend, whom the victim also once dated. Watkins admitted making the accusation, and…