Wilson subsequently filed a pro se motion for new trial in which he raised a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Conceding that the right to raise the issue on appeal has been waived, a concession with which appellees agree, Wilson's appellate counsel seeks remand of this case for an evidentiary hearing on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.īefore seeking and getting permission to withdraw from this case, trial counsel filed a motion for new trial. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).Ģ. Wilson's only enumeration of error is that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Nothing usable as a weapon was found on or near Meade's body.ġ. The evidence at trial was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Wilson guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of malice murder and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. Forensic evidence established that a revolver found in Wilson's kitchen fired the fatal shots. A neighbor who called 911 after hearing five shots fired saw Wilson walk into the house with a gun in his hand. His ex-wife and daughter went outside when they heard shots a couple of minutes later and saw Wilson firing into the car in which Meade sat. After getting his ex-wife and children into his apartment, Wilson left abruptly. He asked then whether Meade was with them. When his family arrived, Wilson was not present, but his daughter found him in the neighborhood. On the morning of June 3, Wilson bought a revolver at a pawn shop and a box of bullets at a discount store. Wilson whether her boyfriend, George Meade, would be with her, and she said he would be there but would wait in the car. The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon of the next day, June 3, 2000, at Wilson's home. 1 The evidence adduced at trial showed that Wilson and his ex-wife, in the course of planning their two children's summer, arranged for her to meet a proposed baby-sitter who would keep the children while Wilson was at work. This appeal is from Herman Wilson, Jr.'s conviction for murder and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime.
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