Rhoden v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseFollowing the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, Tefflon Rhoden appealed his convictions for malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the fatal shooting of Emmanuel OpokuAfari. Rhoden’s sole challenge was that trial counsel was ineffective in two respects: (1) in failing to move for a mistrial based on an alleged admission by the prosecutor of racial and gender discrimination during jury selection, and (2) in not moving for a severance of Rhoden’s trial from that of his co-defendant, Tariq Smith. Finding the challenges to be unavailing, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed his convictions.
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