Pennie v. Georgia
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Appellant Ntyono Pennie and co-defendant Torrence Sanders were convicted of the felony murder of Shirley Akins and other offenses. Appellant contended that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to request a detailed jury charge on proximate causation. In light of evidence and charges that the trial court gave, trial counsel’s decision not to request a separate charge on proximate causation "was not patently unreasonable and did not constitute deficient performance." Considering the jury charges that were given and the relevant evidence, there was no reasonable probability that a separate proximate cause charge would have produced a different verdict. Accordingly, the Supreme Court concluded that the trial court properly denied Appellant's motion for a new trial.
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