Maxwell v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of shooting and killing one victim, shooting and wounding the victim's girlfriend, and then driving away in the car that the victim was driving. On appeal, defendant alleged that his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance when counsel allegedly failed to craft a self-defense strategy prior to the eve of trial; when counsel failed to invoke the rule of sequestration and allowed the lead detective to remain in the courtroom during trial; and when counsel failed to object to leading questions. At his motion for new trial hearing, defendant did not proffer any evidence regarding his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and the record did not reveal any deficient performance. Accordingly, the trial court did not err when it denied defendant's motion for a new trial.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.