Redding v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Redding's convictions and sentences, holding that the trial court properly instructed the jury on justification and self-defense, did not plainly err in omitting a no-duty-to-retreat instruction or mentioning intelligence in the credibility charge, and did not err by refusing a separate mistake-of-fact instruction. The court also rejected Redding's ineffective-assistance claims because counsel's challenged decisions were reasonable strategic choices or were not shown to have prejudiced the defense. The court found no cumulative error because it identified neither trial error nor deficient performance.