Harris v. Upton

Thompson, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Alvin Harris was tried in June 1999 and convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon for which he received a mandatory life sentence for felony murder plus consecutive and concurrent terms on the additional counts. His convictions and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal in Harris v. State, 279 Ga. 304 (612 SE2d 789) (2005).

In 2008, Harris filed a petition for habeas corpus raising numerous grounds for relief, including several alleging…