Draughn v. the State (three Cases)

Summary

The court affirmed the malice-murder convictions of all three defendants arising from the stabbing death of a fellow inmate. It held that the evidence was sufficient against Draughn and Levatte, that Levatte waived direct review of the prosecutor's reasonable-doubt argument and failed to establish ineffective-assistance prejudice, and that the remaining evidentiary, severance, and jury-instruction claims failed under the applicable harmless-error, abuse-of-discretion, waiver, or plain-error standards. No separate opinions were filed.