Wainwright v. State

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: February 4, 2019 S18A1221. WAINWRIGHT v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Zion Wainwright and his co-defendant Qutravius Palmer were convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the December 2013 shooting death of Xavier Arnold.1 On appeal, Wainwright contends that the trial court erred in denying a requested continuance for his lead counsel to be present for the beginning of the State’s direct examination of a key witness, and that his lead trial counsel was ineffective in cross-examining that witness. Wainwright also asserts that the trial…