Kaitlyn Lucretia Ritcherson v. State

OPINION

David Puryear, Justice

Kaitlyn Lucretia Ritcherson was charged with the murder of Fatima Barrie under two alternative theories. See Tex. Penal Code § 19.02(b)(l)-(2) (setting out alternative elements for murder). During the trial, Ritcherson requested a jury instruction for the lesser-included offense of manslaughter, see id. § 19.04 (listing elements for crime of manslaughter); see also Tex.Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.09 (defining lesser-included offense), but the district court denied that request. At the’ end of the trial, the jury found Ritcherson guilty and sentenced-her to 25 years’…