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Brandon White was tried by a Richmond County jury and convicted of murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, both in connection with the fatal shooting of Damion Collier. White appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.1

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that White, accompanied by two passengers, was driving his burgundy Chevrolet Impala early on the morning of September 17, 2010. As White drove down Second Avenue in Augusta, he and his passengers passed by a group of people hanging out in front of some apartments. White circled back, slowed to a stop, and his front-seat passenger then fired several shots toward the group, one of which fatally wounded Collier in the chest. White sped away, hitting a speed bump and bottoming out as he did. Investigators later spoke with White, who was known to drive a burgundy Impala and whose car had damage to the undercarriage consistent with the marks on the speed bump. White initially denied involvement in the shooting, but he subsequently admitted that he had been driving on Second Avenue with Ernest Wideman and Alvin Sturgis when Sturgis produced what appeared to be a .38 caliber gun and started shooting. White did not testify at his trial, but his prior statements to investigators were presented to the jury.

 
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