Barnes v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Defendant Joshua Barnes was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting deaths of Timothy Henley and Natalie Nichols. He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the trial court erred in admitting statements he made to police. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. The victims traveled from Tennessee to Georgia to buy drugs. Henley met with defendant, a known drug dealer, on the night of December 1, 2007, at the home of defendant and his girlfriend. Henley wanted defendant to sell him some “powder”; Henley tried to sell defendant a pistol, but defendant was…