Payne v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

In 1995, appellant Ross Vashon Payne was convicted of murdering Allen Ricks. He shot Ricks after being hit in the face, but the jury rejected his justification defense. The defendant now appeals, arguing that the evidence against him was insufficient, that the long delay in his appeal violated his due process rights, and that his trial counsel’s performance and the trial court’s self-defense jury instruction were inadequate. We reject these contentions and affirm.

1. (a) The evidence presented at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following.…