Legal Opinion

Koonce v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 29, 2019No. S19A0012PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Justice.

*635**671Norman Koonce, Jr. was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery, aggravated battery, two counts of possession of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer in connection with the killing of Quahfee Murphy and the wounding of Allen Moore III. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.1

**672The evidence presented at trial showed that Koonce encountered Moore, who knew him slightly,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. DAVIS v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Sawyer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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