Beasley v. State

Boggs, Justice.

**231In 2011, Terrance Beasley was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of Rodriquez Hamm. Beasley appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial, asserting three enumerations of error. First, Beasley argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object when the prosecutor allegedly violated Mallory v. State, 261 Ga. 625, 629-630 (5), 409 S.E.2d 839 (1991), by commenting on his silence. Second, he argues that the trial court…