Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 7, 2018No. S18A0427PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 758
FINAL COPY S18A0427. WATSON v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Allen Watson was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of Jackise McKie. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by allowing the lead detective to testify as a firearms expert and raises two claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.1 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence presented at trial showed the following. On the evening of November 9, 2014, Randall Whitfield hosted a party in his garage for people to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Vega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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3Cited by33 opinions
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