Patterson v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Patterson’s felony-murder conviction and life sentence, rejecting his claims of ineffective assistance, improper impeachment, and entitlement to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The court held that one ineffective-assistance claim was forfeited, while the remaining claims failed because counsel’s performance was reasonable or Patterson could not establish prejudice; any assumed impeachment error was harmless, and the photograph was cumulative and immaterial. The court also concluded that the alleged errors, considered cumulatively, did not establish a reasonable probability of a different result.