Calhoun v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Calhoun’s convictions and sentences for malice murder, burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The court held that the trial court properly admitted the prior burglary and shooting under Rule 404(b), and it rejected or deemed waived, harmless, or inadequately briefed Calhoun’s remaining evidentiary, trial-management, jury-instruction, and severance claims. The court also rejected Calhoun’s ineffective-assistance claim because counsel was not deficient for failing to pursue a meritless challenge to the victim’s in-court identification.