PALMER v. STATE

No. 2008-KA-02100-COA.

34 So.3d 1207 (2010)

Cleveland C. PALMER a/k/a Cleveland Champion Palmer, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie S. Lee, Jackson, Justin Taylor Cook, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Ladonna C. Holland, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., ISHEE and MAXWELL, JJ.


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. A jury sitting in the Jackson County Circuit Court convicted Cleveland Palmer of murder. The trial judge sentenced Palmer to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On appeal, Palmer claims he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel. Specifically, he contends: (1) plain error resulted from his attorney's failure to object to inadmissible evidence, and (2) his lawyer

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