William Denzel Thornton was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery, and possessing a knife during a felony after the stabbing death of Jullisa Cooke. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence for armed robbery, the admission of a 911 call and bloodstain-pattern testimony, the jury instructions, and the denial of a continuance to obtain an expert. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed. It held that the evidence supported the armed-robbery conviction and that the challenged evidentiary and instructional rulings did not constitute reversible error. The Court also concluded that Thornton failed to show that a continuance would have changed the defense or affected the trial’s outcome. All participating Justices concurred.