State v. Brindle

VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and, thus, due process of law. Defendant alleges, first, that his counsel’s failure to object to incompetent testimony from the witness, Sheila Christie, and second, "that his failure to request the trial court to instruct the jury on the defense of accident were errors amounting to a denial of effective assistance of counsel. We find no merit in defendant’s contentions.

Sheila Christie testified that defendant shot Ray Anderson. In response to the prosecutor’s question whether defendant aimed the gun…