Yizar v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Marvin Yizar shot and killed Julius Iteld with a handgun. He was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life in prison.

1. We have reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s determination, and conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of malice murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); Crawford v. State, 245 Ga. 89, 90 (263 SE2d 131) (1980).

2. Yizar raises ineffective assistance of counsel on the part of both the lawyer who represented him for a portion of the…