Reddick v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Reddick’s convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. It held that the evidence allowed the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Reddick fired the fatal shot at an unarmed victim who was retreating and no longer posed a threat, and that the trial court implicitly rejected his defense-of-habitation claim when denying pretrial immunity. The court also concluded that Reddick failed to establish ineffective assistance because the challenged decisions either caused no prejudice or were objectively reasonable trial strategy.