Legal Opinion
Gaston v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 13, 2020No. S19A1284PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
307 Ga. 634
FINAL COPY S19A1284. GASTON v. STATE. BETHEL, Justice. In October 2016, a jury found Lerenzo Gaston guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Terrance Walker.1 Gaston appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because counsel (1) did not request a jury charge on justification; (2) did not object to the State’s closing argument referencing evidence outside the record; (3) did not 1 The crimes occurred on November 2, 2011. On March 12, 2012, Gaston was indicted by a Spalding County grand jury for malice murder…
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