COCHRAN v. STATE

S19A0149.

828 S.E.2d 338 (2019)

COCHRAN v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: May 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Carey Duncan , OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER, 510 W. Lamar Street, 2nd Floor, Americus, Georgia 31709, Samuel Graham Merritt , SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, P.O. Box 224, Americus, Georgia 31709-0224, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Scott Orion Teague , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Plez Higdon Hardin , Lewis Ramon Lamb, District Attorneys, SOUTHWESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, P.O. Box 1328, Americus, Georgia 31709, for Appellee.


Appellant Johnny Ray Cochran was convicted of murder and a related offense arising out of the shooting death of Melony Strickland.1 On appeal, Cochran asserts that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions and that trial counsel rendered constitutionally...

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