Smith v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Christopher Anton Smith challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with an armed robbery during which Russell Roland was fatally shot and Victor Powell was injured. Appellant contends that his right to be present during trial was violated when the court removed a prospective juror from the venire when Appellant was not in the courtroom and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in several ways. We reject these contentions and affirm Appellant’s convictions, but we vacate the trial court’s judgment in part and remand…