State v. Riley

321 Ga. 323

FINAL COPY S24A0979. THE STATE v. RILEY. ELLINGTON, Justice. Brendan Riley was charged with, and convicted of, murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Glentis Wheeler. The State appeals the trial court’s orders granting, on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel, Brendan Riley’s amended motion for new trial as to all counts, except Count 5, of his six-count charging document. The face of Riley’s charging document was arguably ambiguous as to whether the charges against him had been brought by a Fulton County grand jury or by Paul Howard, Jr., the…