McNear v. State

Boggs, Judge.

Alphonso McNear was indicted for malice murder, but a jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, McNear contends that insufficient evidence supports his conviction, that the trial court committed various errors, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

1. When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence,

the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements…