Barnett v. State

BOGGS, Justice.

Appellant Steven Barnett was convicted of malice murder in the stabbing death of George “Bubba” Bennett.1 The trial court denied Barnett’s amended motion for new trial, and he now appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial judge should have recused herself. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial established as follows: On the night of the incident, the victim, Bennett, had been on a date with Barnett’s former girlfriend. Later that night, while the victim and…