Peterson v. Kinkead

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• defendant’s admission to 6 victim’s brother regarding the main facts of felony murder charge constituted a confession
• no deficiency where testimony of witness would have conflicted with reasonable defense strategy pursued by trial counsel
• while an uncorroborated confession alone cannot justify a conviction, “no specific manner of corroboration (of the confession) is required, and corroboration in any particular is sufficient”
• admission that defendant was a party to the attempted robbery that resulted in the victim’s death was not a “mere incriminating admission but a confession” that is direct evidence of his guilt (citation and punctuation omitted)

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