Howard v. State

Blackwell, Judge.

Kenneth Howard was tried by a Lowndes County jury and convicted of kidnapping 1 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 2 He now appeals, contending that the evidence adduced at his trial is insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the prosecuting attorney made impermissible comments about his character in the presence of the jury, and that he was deprived at trial of the effective assistance of counsel. We find no merit in these contentions and affirm his convictions.

1. We consider first whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain Howard’s…