Scott v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Windy Scott (“Appellant”) challenges her convictions for malice murder and a gun crime in connection with the shooting death of William Scott (“Scott”). Appellant claims that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel for her trial. We conclude that Appellant’s trial counsel performed deficiently in not seeking expert assistance in evaluating her mental condition at the time of shooting and at the time of trial; however, Appellant has not shown that but for this deficiency, there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial proceeding would have…