Kennedy v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseQuinntavish Kennedy appealed his convictions for malice murder and other crimes related to the 2012 shooting death of Isiah Archible. At trial, the State introduced other acts evidence under OCGA 24-4-404 (b), and Kennedy’s sole argument on appeal was that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the prosecutor’s closing argument referencing that evidence, which Kennedy interpreted as an impermissible argument that he had a propensity for committing crimes. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed, finding trial counsel was not deficient because a reasonable attorney could have interpreted the prosecutor’s statements merely as arguing that the evidence established Kennedy’s intent to commit the charged crimes.
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