Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 9, 2005No. S05A0597PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Alvin Harris appeals his convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of Rodrico Callaway and the aggravated assault of Marcus Callaway. Harris challenges the admission of certain testimony, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. For the reasons which follow, we find the challenges to be without merit and we affirm.
The evidence, construed in favor of the verdicts, showed that on October 3,1998, Rodrico Callaway, and his brother, Marcus,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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