Harrison v. State

309 Ga. 747

FINAL COPY S20A0856. HARRISON v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. In 2009, Appellant Richard James “Paul” Harrison was tried on charges of murder and felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Dewey Lamar Johnson, but the trial ended in a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Appellant was retried in 2011 before another jury and found guilty of murder and felony murder. He was sentenced to life in prison, his amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting five enumerations of error: four claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and a…