Martin v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Deondra Martin’s convictions for felony murder and possession of a knife, rejecting her claims that the evidence was insufficient, that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the victim’s drug use, and that her trial counsel was ineffective. The Court applied de novo review of sufficiency, plain error review of the evidentiary exclusion, and the Strickland test for ineffective assistance, finding no reversible error.