Wallace v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Wallace's convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The evidence was sufficient under Georgia's corroboration statute and under federal constitutional standards to show that Wallace was a party to the crimes rather than merely an accessory after the fact. Assuming that requiring Wallace to wear a leg iron violated due process, the court held the error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, and it rejected his ineffective-assistance claims for failure to establish deficient performance or prejudice.