JACKSON v. STATE

S17A1128

804 S.E.2d 367 (2017)

JACKSON, v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dell Jackson , P.O. Box 360235, Decatur, Georgia 30036, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Vanessa Therese Meyerhoefer , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Deborah D. Wellborn , A.D.A., Anna Green Cross , Deputy Chief A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 556 North McDonough Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellee.


Appellant Rodney Jackson was tried by a DeKalb County jury, and he was convicted of murder and two related firearms charges. He appeals, asserting that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. He also contends that the trial court erred when it admitted...

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