Christian v. State

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Antonio Christian appeals his convictions for murder, aggravated assault and illegal firearm possession, 1 claiming the evidence failed to warrant the convictions and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no merit to these claims, we affirm.

The evidence of record shows that appellant gave drugs to the victim, Kennedy Holt, in exchange for the latter’s promise to pay appellant with proceeds from his paycheck. Along with Katina Blood-worth, appellant drove the victim to a restaurant, where the victim purported to obtain his paycheck. The threesome…