Wright v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed Wright's convictions and life-plus-nine-year sentence after independently reviewing the record under the withdrawal procedure. It held that the failure to give a sua sponte manslaughter instruction was not plain error, that the absence of an alibi instruction was not plain error on this record, and that the evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to find Wright guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The Court did not consider Wright's ineffective-assistance claims on direct appeal.