Ford v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Scottie McCombs died on February 25, 2007, as a result of gunshot wounds he received to his right eye, hand, thigh, hip, and foot as he approached his parked car on a southwest Atlanta street. Appellant Demetrius Ford, also known as Delrico Beebe, was arrested on July 7, 2007, and was convicted in 2009 of the malice murder of McCombs and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and while a convicted felon. In his appeal he contends his convictions are the results of ineffective assistance of counsel and of errors made by the trial court. 2

1. Shortly before his…