LAY v. STATE

S19A0361.

827 S.E.2d 671 (2019)

LAY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: April 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney Samuel Zell , Zell & Zell, P.C., 1111 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Katherine DeRosa Emerson , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Paul L. Howard, Jr. , District Attorney, Stephany Julissa Luttrell , A.D.A., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, S.W., 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellee.


Appellant Jonah Lay was convicted of two counts of felony murder and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of Jason Abram. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient to support his convictions, that venue was not sufficiently proved, that his trial counsel was ineffective...

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