Davis v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Troy Lee Davis, Jr., appeals his conviction for the malice murders of his aunt and uncle, Mary Lavender Chambers and William Horace Marsingill, contending, among other things, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that Davis lived in the same home with Chambers and Marsingill. On February 28, 2005, Davis called police to report an intruder in the home. He informed police that he was locked in his room with a loaded shotgun. When…