Sanders v. State

THOMPSON, Justice.

Appellant Torrence Sanders was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery and other related offenses in connection with the vehicular death of Shirley Ann Akins and the armed robbery of Danny Rakestraw, Emmanuel Asamoah, and Raymond Carr. On appeal, Sanders claims, inter alia, that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Sanders and co-defendant Ntyono Pennie drove to an apartment complex in a black Nissan Maxima and approached an acquaintance, Danny Rakestraw,…