Cochran v. State

305 Ga. 827

FINAL COPY S19A0149. COCHRAN v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Johnny Ray Cochran was convicted of murder and a related offense arising out of the shooting death of Melony Strickland.1 On appeal, Cochran asserts that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions and that trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance in various ways. Finding no error, we affirm. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence 1 The crimes occurred in August 2007. In August 2008, a Sumter County grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging…