Boutwell v. State

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant Boutwell appeals his conviction pursuant to a jury verdict on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and sentences to consecutive terms of life and 15 years incarceration. He contends the trial court erred in failing to conduct an inquiry into the possibility of a conflict of interest as to counsel’s representation of both a state witness and appellant; that such representation denied him his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; and that the prosecutor improperly commented on appellant’s…