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MORRISON v. STATE

S16A1426.

796 S.E.2d 293 (2017)

MORRISON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: January 23, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Genevieve Holmes , Georgia Public Defender Council, 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Samuel S. Glens , Attorney General, Vanessa Therese Meyerhoefer , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, S.W., 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Paige Reese Whitaker , Deputy D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Sheila Elizabeth Gallow , General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, 180 Ted Turner Drive S.W., Suite 332, Atlanta; Georgia 30303, for Appellee.

Kyro Dewayne Morrison was tried by a Fulton County jury, and he was convicted of the murder of Vonyell Byrd, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Morrison appeals, contending that the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his convictions and that he was denied the effective assistance...

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