Russell v. State

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

This Court previously affirmed Bobby Lee Russell’s conviction for malice murder and remanded for consideration of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following a hearing, the trial court rejected this claim. Because Russell has failed to demonstrate that his counsel’s performance was deficient, we affirm.

1. To establish a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that the attorney’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. In evaluating an attorney’s performance, there is a strong…