Legal Opinion
McCOY v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1915PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 141
FINAL COPY S17A1915. McCOY v. THE STATE. HUNSTEIN, Justice. Appellant Johnathan McCoy was convicted of felony murder and associated offenses in connection with the shooting death of LaShawn Beasley. On appeal, McCoy contends that he was improperly sentenced and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Though we agree that McCoy was erroneously sentenced, we otherwise affirm.1 1 In March 2015, a DeKalb County grand jury indicted McCoy on the charges of malice murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, felony murder predicated on possession of a firearm by a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Cowart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
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3Cited by16 opinions
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