Robinson v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Latoya Dominique Robinson was convicted of aggravated assault. The Circuit Court of Amite County sentenced her to five years’ imprisonment and ten years of post-release supervision in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. She now appeals claiming ineffective assistance of counsel based upon her attorney’s failure to request a self-defense jury instruction. Finding no obvious deficient performance by Robinson’s trial counsel, we affirm her conviction without prejudice to her right to pursue post-eon-vietion relief.

FACTS

¶ 2. On the night of…