CLARY v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Chelsea Brooke Clary was convicted of two counts of first-degree arson, 1 concealing the death of another, 2 and three counts of theft by bringing stolen property into the State. 3 Clary appeals the subsequent denial of her motion for new trial, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; trial counsel was ineffective; and the trial court erred by failing to give a curative instruction following improper closing argument by the State. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Bell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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