Westbrook v. State

Nahmias, Justice.

Appellant Mario Westbrook was convicted of the malice murder of Stacey Jefferies and other crimes. He appeals, raising evidentiary and ineffective assistance of counsel claims. We affirm.

1. The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following. Appellant went to a dice game in Athens, Georgia, hosted by his cousin, Ellis Ballard. Appellant brought two guns with him — a .25 caliber pistol in his back pocket and a .38 caliber revolver in his bag. Appellant believed Stacey Jefferies cheated him on a marijuana deal that night and that…