Chapman v. State

HINES, Justice.

Justin Wayne Chapman appeals his conviction and sentence for felony murder while in the commission of arson in connection with the death of Alice Jackson. His sole challenge is that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Finding the challenge to be without merit, we affirm.

The evidence construed in favor of the verdicts showed the following. Sometime during the early morning hours of June 20, 2006, a fire erupted at a duplex in Haralson County that resulted in the death from smoke inhalation of one of the residents, Alice Jackson. Jackson lived in half of the duplex…