Legal Opinion
Spencer v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 2010No. S10A0453PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAJHMIAS, Justice.
A Fulton County jury convicted Gary Spencer of felony murder and other crimes arising out of the shooting death of rival drug dealer Kenneth Morrell. Spencer appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to hold a pre-trial Chandler hearing, see Chandler v. State, 261 Ga. 402 (405 SE2d 669) (1991), and failing to ascertain on the record whether he wanted to testify in his own defense. Spencer also argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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3Cited by22 opinions
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