Massey v. State

POPE, Senior Appellate Judge.

Following a jury trial, Dwight David Massey was convicted of burglary and obstruction of an officer. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his prior convictions and by failing to give the jury a limiting instruction upon the admission of the prior convictions. He further argues that his trial counsel was ineffective. We find no error and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict to determine only whether a rational trier of fact could have found the…