Crump v. State

MELTON, Presiding Justice.

Following a jury trial, Earl Crump was found guilty of murder and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Simon Riley.1 In his sole enumeration on appeal, Crump contends that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, at around 9:30 p.m. on March 8,2009, Crump, a convicted felon, went to Riley’s home and rang the doorbell. Riley knew Crump, so Riley let him into the house. After Crump spoke with Riley for a few minutes, Crump pulled out a gun and…