Oliver v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Gary Oliver of aggravated assault and felony murder in the shooting death of Dexter Wallace and the aggravated assaults of Frank Griggs and Jason Weems. Oliver also was convicted of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. Oliver contends that, contrary to our holding in Harris v. State, 1 the trial court charged the jury that it could infer Oliver’s intent to kill based upon his use of a deadly weapon. Because we find that this error was harmless and Oliver’s remaining enumerations have no merit, we affirm. 2

1. Oliver claims that there…