Legal Opinion

Beasley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 18, 2019No. S18A1252Published

1Opinion of the Court

305 Ga. 231

FINAL COPY S18A1252. BEASLEY v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. In 2011, Terrance Beasley was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of Rodriquez Hamm. Beasley appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial, asserting three enumerations of error. First, Beasley argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object when the prosecutor allegedly violated Mallory v. State, 261 Ga. 625, 629-630(5) ( 409 SE2d 839) (1991), by commenting on…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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