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CARTWRIGHT v. STATE

No. S12A0686.

731 S.E.2d 353 (2012)

291 Ga. 498

CARTWRIGHT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Mason, Columbus, for appellant.

William Doss Hocutt, IV, Senior A.D.A., Julia Anne Fessenden Slater, Dist. Atty., Office of the District Attorney, Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens, Atty. Gen., Dana Elizabeth Weinberger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Derrick Cartwright was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.1 The trial court denied Cartwright's motion for a new trial and he appeals, challenging only the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that in the early morning hours of April...

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