Jones v. State

305 Ga. 750

FINAL COPY S19A0101. JONES v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Michael Donnta Jones was convicted of two counts of malice murder in connection with the shooting deaths of Forrest Ison and Alice Stevens. 1 On appeal, Appellant challenges the trial court’s ruling on the admissibility of certain testimony, contends that the trial court erred when it did not declare a mistrial, and asserts that trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1 In October 2014, a Chatham County grand jury indicted Appellant for two counts of…