Wright v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Walter Wright challenged his conviction for felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Oletha Brady. Appellant contended: (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction; (2) that the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury on good character evidence; and (3) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to object to that instruction. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded the evidence was sufficient; the instruction on good character evidence, which tracked the pattern jury instruction in effect was not erroneous; and that Appellant’s counsel did not perform deficiently in failing to make a meritless objection to the instruction.
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