Legal Opinion

Debelbot v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 13, 2019No. S18A1073PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Justice.

**534Albert and Ashley Debelbot appeal their malice murder convictions for the death of their infant daughter, McKenzy Debelbot.1 The Debelbots each argue that the evidence was insufficient to sustain **535their convictions, that their respective trial attorneys rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance, and that their convictions cannot stand for other reasons. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions of both Albert and Ashley. But while we are deeply troubled by at least two of the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Lane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  3. DEBELBOT v. THE STATE (Two Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Snipes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. Swanson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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