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MERRITT v. STATE

S20A1190.

851 S.E.2d 555 (2020)

MERRITT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: November 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Mark Shelnutt , The Law Offices of J. Mark Shelnutt, P. O. Box 469, Columbus, Georgia 31902-1437, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Mark Samuel Lindemann , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Julia Anne Fessenden Slater , District Attorney, Frederick Lewis , A.D.A., Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 100 Tenth Street, Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340, Wesley Allen Lambertus , Senior A.D.A., Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, Georgia 31902, Attorneys for the Appellee.

Jerry Merritt appeals his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the shooting death of Anthony Taylor, following an argument between the two several hours earlier.1 Merritt argues that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court...

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