Pearson v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Pearson’s convictions, rejecting his claims that trial counsel was ineffective regarding roadside showup identifications and a surveillance video, and rejecting his due-process challenge to the absence of transcripts for voir dire, opening statements, and closing arguments. The court held that Pearson failed to show a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification, that the accomplice properly authenticated and identified him in the video, and that the missing transcript portions could be reconstructed through statutory procedures. No separate opinions were filed.