Taylor v. State

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, Henry Taylor was convicted of armed robbery and three counts of false imprisonment. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Because there is sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict and because he has failed to show either deficient performance by trial counsel or prejudice to the defense, we affirm.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence.

When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his criminal conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in…