Supreme Court of Georgia
Norman v. the State.
May 7, 2018814 S.E.2d 401
Summary
The court affirmed Norman’s convictions, rejecting his claims of ineffective assistance, improper admission and instruction concerning prior-murder evidence, and due process violations from post-conviction delay. Counsel reasonably stipulated to the substance of eyewitness testimony because the prior-murder evidence had already been admitted and would have been presented through other witnesses, the evidentiary ruling was not an abuse of discretion, and the unobjected-to instruction was not reviewable. Although the 17-year delay was unacceptable, Norman showed no prejudice because the delay did not affect the merits or outcome of his appeal.