Legal Opinion

Welbon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 10, 2018No. S18A1143PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Warren, Justice.

**729This is the second appearance of this case before this Court. In June 2014, Wayne Welbon was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the February 2013 shooting death of Taurean Reeves. After the trial court sentenced Welbon and denied his motion for new trial as amended by new counsel, Welbon appealed to this Court, contending that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to strike a certain prospective juror for cause and that the trial court erred by allowing the State to present testimony regarding statements Welbon…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Carson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. JOHNSON v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  5. Allaben v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023

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