Champ v. State

310 Ga. 832

FINAL COPY S20A1552. CHAMP v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Dekito Champ was convicted of malice murder and a firearm offense in connection with the shooting death of his former girlfriend, Jana Watson. Appellant’s sole claim on appeal is that the trial court erred by violating his Georgia constitutional right to be present at numerous bench conferences that occurred during jury selection. We conclude that the evidence presented at Appellant’s trial was sufficient to support his convictions, so we affirm that part of the trial court’s judgment. However, as…