Fortson v. State

SEARS, Chief Justice.

Michael Fortson was convicted in 1983 of felony murder and two counts of attempted armed robbery for his role in the shooting death of Stephen Hynes. This Court affirmed his convictions, 2 but the Eleventh Circuit granted habeas relief based on a possible conflict of interest in his attorney’s representation. 3 Fortson was retriedin 1997 and again convicted. On appeal from the latest convictions, Fortson contends that his attorney provided ineffective assistance and that he was improperly denied a full transcript from his first trial. Because Fortson received effective…