Coley v. State

Warren, Justice.

**658Christopher Lee Coley was convicted of malice murder in the shooting death of John Adams. On appeal, Coley contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial, in charging the jury on party to a crime, and in allowing the alternate juror to sit in the jury room during deliberations; and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. On September 21, 2006,…