Cooper v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Reginald Cooper was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the 2005 death of Kelvin Lindsey. He appealed his convictions and the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial in which he challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, alleged he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and asserted the State made an improper closing argument. Finding no reversible error, the Supreme Court affirmed Cooper's convictions and sentences.
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