Green v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseRaymon Green appeals his conviction for malice murder and other crimes, stemming from two different incidents occurring on May 9 and 21, 2010, the latter of which resulted in the death of Christopher Finney. Green argued on appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict as to certain counts. He also argued trial counsel provided ineffective assistance: (1) in failing to move to sever the counts related to the May 9 incident; (2) introduce a certified copy of a burglary conviction of a key State witness (Tony Chatfield); (3) seek a jury instruction on impeachment by felony conviction; and (4) argue in closing that Chatfield’s conviction rendered his testimony unbelievable. Because the evidence was sufficient to support Green’s convictions and he has not shown that he was prejudiced by any of the alleged deficiencies of counsel, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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