Handley v. State
Annotate this CaseA jury found defendant guilty of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, as well as to a consecutive five-year term for the weapons offense. After a motion for a new trial was denied, defendant appealed. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. The court also held that defendant failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that trial counsel was ineffective. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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