Porter v. State

THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Thaddeus Porter was convicted of malice murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of Willie Clay.1 His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting that the trial court erred by permitting the State to present evidence that a tipster was not a participant in the crimes and that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on the day of the crimes, appellant, Donovan Champion, *293and appellant’s 12-year-old…