Supreme Court of Georgia

Lay v. the State.

April 29, 2019827 S.E.2d 671

Summary

The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support Lay's convictions, including the jury's rejection of his self-defense claim and the proof of Fulton County venue. It also rejected his ineffective-assistance claim and held that his unpreserved challenge to the limitation on closing argument was forfeited. The court nevertheless vacated the two felony-murder convictions and sentences because one victim cannot support two felony-murder convictions, and remanded for resentencing on one felony-murder count. No separate opinions were filed.