Newkirk v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with a shooting death. On appeal, defendant contended that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel and the trial court violated his right to an impartial jury by a comment during a bench conference. The court held that defendant failed to show that trial counsel was deficient in the handling of bad character evidence or there was a reasonable probability that the outcome of his trial would have been different if the testimony had been excluded. The court also held that defendant failed to prove that the trial court's admonition deprived him of a fair trial. Accordingly, the court found no error and affirmed the judgment.
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