Wallace v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Corey Wallace was found guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Willie Merritt.1 On appeal, he contends that the trial court’s charge prevented the jury from properly considering a voluntary manslaughter verdict on the felony murder counts of his indictment and that his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance. We affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following. On the night of July 4, 2003, Appellant’s girlfriend drove him, Demetrius…