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CORNELL v. STATE

No. S03A0820.

587 S.E.2d 652 (2003)

277 Ga. 228

CORNELL v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zell & Zell, Rodney S. Zell, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Bettieanne C. Hart, Marc A. Mallon, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Jason C. Fisher, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

Wilmer Cornell appeals from his convictions for malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.1 Cornell claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to request a charge on accident and in not presenting an expert witness to refute an expert for the State. Because trial counsel was not ineffective, we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial showed that on October 14, 2000...

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