Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 17, 2024No. S24A0647PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
319 Ga. 758
FINAL COPY S24A0647. JONES v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Christopher Lane Jones appeals his convictions for malice murder and concealing the death of another in connection with the shooting deaths of Steven James Ward and Kristian Bell.1 Jones asserts on appeal that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm for the reasons set forth below. 1 Ward and Bell went missing on or around January 20, 2019, and their bodies were located on or around February 9, 2019. On May 2, 2019, a Coffee County grand…
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