Thomas v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Appellant Robert Thomas was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a knife during the commission of a felony arising out of the stabbing death of Robert Arnold. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, alleging that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to investigate potential character witnesses and failing to call him as a witness at trial. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The evidence showed that on the night of the crimes a group of people, including Thomas, were drinking and listening to music…