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WHEELER v. STATE

No. S11A1838.

725 S.E.2d 580 (2012)

290 Ga. 817

WHEELER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Edwards , for appellant.

Joseph K. Mulholland , Dist. Atty., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Sr . Asst. Atty. Gen., Benjamin H. Pierman , Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, 73-year-old Martin Wheeler was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the strangling, beating, and stabbing death of his elderly and wheelchair-bound ex-girlfriend, Pearl Johnson.1 On appeal Wheeler contends, among other things, that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that his trial counsel was ineffective...

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