Coston v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Coston’s convictions for murder and related offenses, holding that the evidence was sufficient, that his counsel’s performance was not constitutionally deficient, that the trial court properly admitted an excited‑utterance hearsay statement, and that Coston failed to show cumulative prejudice warranting a new trial. The Court also noted that Coston’s claims of ineffective assistance and plain‑error were unsupported.