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Rolland v. State

Even if trial counsel provided deficient performance in his trial strategy, when he did not abandon his strategy of preserving the right to conclude final arguments after the co-defendant called witness in her defense, the defendant failed to show that there was a reasonable probability that the outcome of trial would have differed if trial counsel called his proffered witnesses.

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The appellant, Reginald Rolland, and his co-defendant, Georgette Thornton, were jointly indicted for the murder of Andre Harrison. After a joint trial, a jury found Rolland guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and concealing a death, and found Thornton guilty of felony murder and concealing a death.1 In Thornton v. State ,2 we affirmed Thornton’s convictions. On appeal, Rolland contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel; that the trial court erred by dismissing the malice murder count of the indictment; and that the trial court improperly curtailed his cross-examination of a polygraph examiner. Finding no merit to these contentions, we affirm Rolland’s convictions. 1. Although Rolland does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions, we conclude that the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Rolland shot the victim numerous times and then concealed his death.3 The evidence is thus sufficient to support Rolland’s convictions.4

2. Rolland contends that the trial court erred ruling against his claim that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

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