Matthews v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseFreeman Matthews was convicted by jury of malice murder, battery, and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the 2009 stabbing death of Adrianne Young and also found him guilty of financial credit card theft and obstruction of an officer. On appeal, Matthews challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and contended the trial court erred in admitting his custodial statement and excluding evidence that pointed to a third- party suspect. Matthews also argued he received ineffective assistance of counsel. After review, the Georgia Supreme Court found no reversible error and affirmed.
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