Danforth, Warden v. Chapman

BENHAM, Justice.

Justin W. Chapman was convicted of arson and felony murder regarding a 2006 fire that was intentionally set outside the front door of his duplex apartment, resulting in the death of a resident who lived on the other side of the duplex. We affirmed Chapman’s conviction in Chapman v. State, 290 Ga. 631 (724 SE2d 391) (2012). Chapman filed a petition for habeas relief, asserting six substantive claims: ineffective assistance of trial counsel; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; Brady/Giglio violations; Crawford v. Washington violations; 2 prosecutorial misconduct; and…