Supreme Court of Georgia
Thurman v. State
April 5, 2021311 Ga. 277
Summary
The court affirmed Thurman's convictions after concluding that trial counsel was not constitutionally ineffective for failing to investigate or call Thurman's grandmother as an alibi witness. The record supported the trial court's finding that counsel could not have located the grandmother because her whereabouts were unknown, and Thurman failed to overcome the presumption of reasonable professional performance. The court also held that the trial court's factual findings were not clearly erroneous.