Bankston v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Michelle Marie Bankston, the appellant, was convicted for the murder of her husband, Joe Bankston, and was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. She raises four issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant argues that her trial counsel was ineffective because counsel failed to make a motion pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), failed to object to the admission of certain photographs, failed to seek a change of venue, and failed to call a witness who could allegedly tend to incriminate a person other than the…