Prothro v. State

302 Ga. 769

FINAL COPY S17A1399. PROTHRO v. THE STATE. GRANT, Justice. After a bench trial, Appellant Anthony Prothro was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes associated with the violent death of his grandfather, Alvin Driver.1 On direct appeal, Prothro claims that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We disagree and affirm. I. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence admitted at trial showed the following. On January 16, 2013, Anthony Prothro climbed into his grandfather’s house through the window of what used to be Prothro’s bedroom.2 Knowing…