Evans v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
315 Ga. 607
FINAL COPY S22A0893. EVANS v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Jonathan Tavarus Evans challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Jamirus Wright and the non-fatal shooting of Brandon Martin. Appellant’s only claim on appeal is that he was denied constitutionally effective assistance of counsel at trial due to his attorney’s failure to introduce into evidence footage from the initial responding officers’ body cameras containing statements by them that he claims would have lent support to his sole defense of…
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