Breland v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
A jury found Penny Lasandra Breland guilty of voluntary manslaughter, as a lesser included offense of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. Breland appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her convictions. She further argues that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. F or reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. In reviewing Breland’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we construe the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict and determine whether the…
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