Reed v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Malcom Reed was found guilty of felony murder. On appeal, Reed contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, that the trial court erred with respect to its jury charge on felony murder and with respect to certain evidentiary matters, and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that, on April 20, 2007, while Reed was sitting in the passenger seat of a Lincoln Navigator, he shot and killed Marcus Eiland. An eyewitness, Virginia Brown Sears, saw…