Butler v. State

309 Ga. 755

FINAL COPY S20A0870. BUTLER v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. Appellant Patrick Dela Butler challenges his 2011 convictions for malice murder and two firearms offenses in connection with the shooting death of Darryl Walden. Appellant argues that the evidence presented at trial was legally insufficient to support his convictions, that the trial court made several evidentiary errors, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. As explained below, the evidence presented at trial was legally sufficient to support his convictions. However, the trial court applied the wrong…