MCFOLLEY v. STATE

No. S11A1103.

717 S.E.2d 199 (2011)

289 Ga. 890

McFOLLEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Mason , Columbus, for appellant.

J. Gray Conger , Dist. Atty., Michael Eugene Craig , LaRae D. Moore , Letitia A. Sikes , Asst. Dist. Attys., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Dana E. Wolk , Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Derek McFolley appeals his convictions for felony murder and cruelty to children, contending that he received ineffective assistance because his trial counsel failed to object to expert testimony on the ultimate issue in question.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that McFolley and Elizabeth Henderson were the parents...

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