Mohamud v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Faud Abdulaziz Mohamud was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. On appeal, Mohamud contends, among other things, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court made evidentiary errors. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and vacate in part.

1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on the afternoon of July 21, 2010, Mohamud, Airis Evans-Ingram, Brandi Arden, andMohamud’s brother, Liban,…