Ferguson v. State

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this aggravated-assault conviction, James Marco Ferguson challenges the sufficiency of the State’s evidence that he used a knife during the assault, the trial court’s denial of a proposed jury instruction on his competence to testify, and the trial court’s refusal to admit evidence of the victim’s drug use. Ferguson also raises ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Katrina Barnes and Ferguson met in October 2010 and became friends. On March 22, 2011, Ferguson took Barnes and her son…