Quran Knighton was convicted of malice murder and possessing a knife during a felony after Markice Harris was stabbed. Knighton argued that the trial court twice interrupted defense counsel’s closing argument to instruct the jury and that counsel was ineffective for failing to object. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed. The court held that the instructions did not amount to reversible plain error and that counsel’s failure to object did not satisfy the requirements for ineffective assistance. The court rejected Knighton’s remaining claims and left the judgment intact.