HOOD v. STATE

S20A0343.

843 S.E.2d 555 (2020)

HOOD v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wayne , Tarleton, Office of the Appellate Defender, 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Alex Martin Bernick , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Emily Kathleen Richardson , Deputy Chief A.D.A., Deborah D. Wellborn , A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, Zina B. Gumbs , A.D.A., DeKalb County District Attorney's Office, 556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700, DeCatur, Georgia 30030, Attorneys for the Appellee.


Antione Hood was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Candace McGriff.1 Hood appeals, contending that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to consult a certain expert on gunshot and gunpowder...

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