Clark v. State

321 Ga. 732

FINAL COPY S25A0111. CLARK v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A jury found Dereckson Clark guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Alton Cotton.1 On appeal, Clark argues that the trial court erred in two respects and that trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. The evidence at trial showed that, on the afternoon of the 1 The crimes occurred on February 22, 2020. In November 2020, a Peach County grand jury indicted Clark for malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and…