Jarvis v. State

Hines, Justice.

LaJerard Shamar Jarvis appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Walter Richardson, Jr. Jarvis contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in various respects. Finding Jarvis’s claim of ineffectiveness of counsel to be without merit, we affirm.

The facts construed in favor of the verdicts showed the following. On July 6, 2005, Jarvis, Anthony Franklin, Quinton Wilson, and Jerrell Banks planned to pick up a female prostitute…