Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 20, 2020No. S20A0247PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 537

FINAL COPY S20A0247. TURNER v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Appellant Ronald Turner appeals from his conviction for malice murder stemming from the stabbing death of William King.1 Turner contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in three respects. We see no error and affirm. 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed that on the night of December 3, 2009, Corey Wallace, William Yates, and William King drove in King’s car to the apartment complex in which Gloria Jones, a friend of Wallace, 1 King was killed on December 3,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Romer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by6 opinions

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