Robert Carson v. State of Mississippi

COLEMAN, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A jury convicted Robert Carson of capital murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, all of which arose from the shooting death of Juan Ortiz during an armed robbery in Madison County on April 30, 2012. Carson received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his capital-murder conviction, a ten-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and a five-year sentence for conspiracy to commit armed robbery. On appeal, Carson argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to…