Supreme Court of Georgia January 9, 2012, S11A1364 (Jeffers v. State)

Thompson, Justice.

Appellant Eliot Ellorton Jeffers was convicted of malice murder and other related offenses in connection with the stabbing death of Jocilyn Dawn Williams and the aggravated assault of Daniel J. Stringfellow.1 On appeal, Jeffers challenges certain evidentiary rulings of the trial court, and he asserts that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel.