Jones v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

In a bifurcated trial, appellant Michael Bernard Jones was convicted of the felony murder of Curtis Tony Howard (with aggravated assault as the predicate felony), possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal, Jones contends he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel.

1. The State presented evidence that two men discovered the victim’s body in the bed of his pickup truck which was parked behind a vacant Richmond County mobile home. The medical examiner testified the…