Smith v. State

GRANT, Justice.

A Clayton County jury found appellant Dale El Smith guilty of felony murder and two counts of cruelty to a person age 65 or older in connection with the death of Arthur Pelham. On appeal, Smith argues that there was insufficient evidence to support her convictions and that she received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Neither contention has merit, and we affirm.1

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Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdicts, the evidence presented at trial showed that, starting in 2008, Smith was a paid care provider for Pelham, a disabled Vietnam veteran who earned…