Legal Opinion
Simpson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 19, 2016No. S15A1365Published
1Opinion of the Court
298 Ga. 314
FINAL COPY S15A1365. SIMPSON v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Joshua Samuel Simpson was tried by a Walker County jury and convicted of murder and aggravated assault, both in connection with the killing of Michael Wyscaver. Simpson appeals, contending that the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the trial court erred both when it admitted certain photographs of the victim and when it charged the jury, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and the briefs, we conclude that the aggravated assault should…
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