Troy Williams II v. State

OPINION

HARVEY BROWN, Justice.

A jury convicted Troy Williams II of first degree murder, and the trial court assessed his punishment at eighteen years’ confinement. On appeal, Williams contends that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial during voir dire, granting the State’s challenge for cause of a venire person, and denying his motion for mistrial during closing argument, and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

We affirm.

Background

Avila’s neighbor, Juan Machado, testified that he was awakened one December morning between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. by loud noises…