Simpkins v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 752
FINAL COPY S18A0063. SIMPKINS v. THE STATE. GRANT, Justice. Appellant Damien Simpkins was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the June 2013 shooting death of Kenneth Quarterman, Jr.1 On appeal, Simpkins asserts that his trial counsel was 1 The murder was committed on June 16, 2013. On June 22, 2015, Simpkins and 11 others were indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for the malice murder of Quarterman, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault of Quarterman, five counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, aggravated…
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