Ward v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Ward’s convictions arising from two shootings, holding that the evidence did not support a voluntary-manslaughter instruction, that the evidence was constitutionally sufficient to support the convictions related to the second shooting, and that the verdicts were not legally repugnant. The court also rejected Ward’s ineffective-assistance claim because evidence of the victim’s prior firearm possession was not admissible to prove violent character or Ward’s state of mind without proof that Ward knew of the prior acts. All Justices concurred.