Barboza v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Barboza’s convictions and recidivist sentences for murder and related offenses. It held that the trial court’s explanation of a testifying co-defendant’s plea agreement was not an improper comment on guilt or the proof, and counsel reasonably declined to object. The court also found no plain error or ineffective assistance arising from the admission of a prior-conviction exhibit and held that the State sufficiently proved the prior counseled felony pleas required for recidivist sentencing.