Wallace v. State

Peterson, Justice.

Jamad Jacque Wallace appeals his convictions for murder and other crimes arising from the fatal shooting of Alex Delgado-Ramos ("Delgado") in a drug store parking lot.1 Wallace argues on appeal that the trial court erred by (1) failing to conduct an adequate inquiry prior to replacing a holdout juror with an alternate, and (2) informing the jury that two witnesses were held in contempt for refusing to testify on behalf of the State. He also argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to prepare adequately for cross-examination of the State's primary witness. To…