Wright v. State

315 Ga. 459

FINAL COPY S22A1117. WRIGHT v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Walter Russell Wright challenges his conviction for felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Oletha Brady. Appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction, that the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury on good character evidence, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to object to that instruction. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient; that the instruction on good character evidence,…