Jones v. State

321 Ga. 398

FINAL COPY S25A0028. JONES v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A jury found John Paul Jones guilty of malice murder and related crimes in connection with the shooting death of his brother- in-law Michael Robinson.1 On appeal, Jones argues only that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to make a timely 1 The crimes occurred on August 6, 2014. In November 2014, a Polk County grand jury indicted Jones for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder (Count 2), two counts of aggravated assault (Counts 3 and 4), and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of…