Jenkins v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Appellant Mervin Jenkins appeals his conviction for the capital murder of twenty-year-old Brian Young. A jury convicted Mr. Jenkins of capital murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Mr. Jenkins raises four points on appeal: (1) there was not sufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights; (3) the trial court erred in refusing to suppress his custodial statement; and (4) the trial court erred in denying his request for a…