Supreme Court of Georgia

Thornton v. State

October 21, 2019307 Ga. 121

Summary

The court affirmed Thornton's convictions and sentences for malice murder and firearm offenses. It held that the aggravated-assault-instruction claim was moot, the requested witness-motives instruction was given, and the evidence did not support an accomplice-corroboration instruction. The court also rejected all ineffective-assistance claims because counsel was not deficient and Thornton failed to establish prejudice.