Russell v. State

Hines, Justice.

Bobby Lee Russell appeals his conviction for malice murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Raymond Anderson. He chal lenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the State’s exercise of peremptory strikes, the admission of photographs of the victim, and the effectiveness of trial counsel.

The evidence viewed in favor of the verdict showed that on the evening of April 2, 1995, Anderson received a telephone call that there was a disturbance across town possibly involving his cousin, Timothy O’Neal White. Anderson, White’s sister and others drove to the scene. They arrived to…