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SMITH v. STATE

No. S02A1660.

577 S.E.2d 554 (2003)

276 Ga. 251

SMITH v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCullough & Swindell, Glenville, Hugh J. McCullough, for Appellant.

J. Thomas Durden, Dist. Atty., Hinesville, Thurbert E. Baker., Atty. Gen., Jill M. Zubler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for Appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Markis Genar Smith of malice murder in the shooting death of Michael Holley.1 Smith appeals, contending his trial counsel was ineffective. Because Smith has failed to show deficient performance or prejudice, we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial showed that the victim disappeared in 1995 and his rented U-Haul van was found abandoned with substantial bloodstains in the interior. Approximately...

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