Everett v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Jerome Everett’s convictions, holding that the trial court’s erroneous jury instruction on justification was harmless and that his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel failed because counsel properly objected to the admission of prior convictions. The Court reasoned that the evidence overwhelmingly undermined Everett’s self‑defense claim and that the objection preserved the issue for appellate review.