Walker v. State

311 Ga. 719

FINAL COPY S21A0424. WALKER v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant O’Shaye Walker was convicted of felony murder, armed robbery, attempt to purchase marijuana, and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Taquahn Jackson. In this appeal, he argues that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on misdemeanor possession of marijuana as a lesser-included offense and by giving an overbroad instruction on the attempt to purchase marijuana charge. He also contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to…