Supreme Court of Georgia

McCoy v. the State.

February 19, 2018810 S.E.2d 487

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed McCoy's conviction and rejected his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, finding no deficiency or prejudice. It vacated the sentences imposed for two felony murder verdicts involving the same victim as erroneous and remanded for resentencing. The court applied the Strickland test for ineffective assistance and Cowart precedent for sentencing errors.