Williams v. Kelley

Melton, Justice.

Following a May 1995 jury trial, Eric Kelley was convicted of two counts of felony murder (with the underlying felony of aggravated assault) in connection with the shooting deaths of two people at a pawn shop. This Court affirmed Kelley’s convictions on appeal. See Kelley v. State, 266 Ga. 709 (469 SE2d 653) (1996). On February 20, 2006, Kelley filed a habeas corpus petition, which he amended on June 24, 2008, and May 30, 2009. Following an October 21, 2009, hearing, on August 4, 2011, the habeas court granted relief to Kelley on the ground that he had received ineffective…