Turner v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Ronald Turner appeals from his conviction for malice murder stemming from the stabbing death of William King. The stabbing took place outside an apartment at which Turner had driven in order to trade food for drugs. Turner testified in his own defense at trial and claimed that King hit him in the head with a beer bottle because Turner owed money to King from a prior drug transaction. Turner testified that he tried to get away from King, but that King chased him down and grabbed his jacket. According to Turner, King was getting ready to hit him again when Turner stabbed King in self-defense. Appealing his ultimate conviction, Turner contended he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in three respects. Seeing no reversible error after a review of the trial court record, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Turner's conviction.
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