Ballard v. State v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a joint jury trial, Chaz Ballard and Singlee Soun were found guilty of felony murder and several other offenses in connection with the shooting death of James Johnson. In these consolidated appeals, Ballard asserts, among other things, that the evidence pre sented at trial was insufficient to support his verdict and that his trial counsel was ineffective (Case No. S15A40463). Soun contends, primarily, that the trial court erred in its jury instructions (Case No. S15A0464). For the reasons that follow, we affirm in both cases.

Case No. S15A0463

1. The evidence, viewed…