Holloman v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Howard Holloman, Jr., appeals his conviction for malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and cruelty to children, contending that the trial court gave the jury an incomplete instruction on aggravated assault, certain text messages were improperly admitted into evidence, trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, and improper impeachment evidence was admitted during the hearing on his motion for new trial.1 We affirm.

1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on the evening of August 24, 2009,…