Collins v. the State (three Cases)

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the convictions of Collins, Burdine, and Love arising from the shooting death of Milton Kelley. The Court held that the evidence supported Burdine's convictions as a party to the crimes, that the challenged verdict inconsistency, joint trial, jury instructions, and refusal to give a voluntary-manslaughter instruction did not warrant relief, and that Collins and Burdine failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel. The Court also held that Burdine affirmatively waived any challenge to the trial court's response to the jury's question.