Chatham v. State

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

John Wayne Chatham, Jr., appeals his conviction for murder. A jury found Chatham guilty of the offense and assessed punishment at 99 years confinement. On appeal, Chatham brings four points of error complaining about the playing of a taped conversation before the jury, the State’s closing argument, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, show that Chatham approached the deceased, Aric Cavitt, in a public park. Chatham had just fired a pistol. Cavitt told him not to fire the…