Morris v. State

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Alfred Morris was convicted of felony murder and various other offenses in connection with the armed robbery and shooting death of Randy Sample during a failed drug deal. Morris was also convicted of the aggravated assault of Torry Little, a man who was also involved in the drug deal. Morris contends on appeal that the State improperly failed to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense, and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that Morris set up a purported drug deal…