Legal Opinion

Goodson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 18, 2019No. S18A1428Published

1Opinion of the Court

305 Ga. 246

FINAL COPY S18A1428. GOODSON v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. In April 2015, appellant Douglas Goodson was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony related to the shooting death of his relative Rodney Worley.1 Goodson appeals, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to convict and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence shows as follows. On October 14, 2012, Goodson invited several family members over 1 The crimes…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Domingues v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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