Whiting v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Preston Whiting was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Quentin Denley and the shooting of Faron Daniels. On appeal Whiting contends that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on proximate causation and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence reveals that, on the morning of June 12,2008, Ted Day drove Whiting, Lincoln Boykins, and Donald Hatton from College Park to a Cobb…