Blash v. State

318 Ga. 325

FINAL COPY S23A1096. BLASH v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. Appellant Demarcus Deshawn Blash challenges his 2021 convictions for malice murder and other offenses arising out of the shooting deaths of Jain Marie Williams and her husband Wendell Everett Williams. Appellant contends that the evidence was not sufficient and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial under the “general grounds” in OCGA §§ 5-5-20 and 5-5- 21. Appellant also argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it overruled his objection to the introduction of his jail phone call…