Lawrence v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Roosevelt Lawrence was convicted of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime relating to the shooting death of Mason Harper. Lawrence contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred by failing to give his requested jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on June 29, 2006, Lawrence and his two compatriots, Justin Hendrix and Demario…