Smith v. State

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Scott Smith was convicted in 2003 of murder and other crimes. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, this Court affirmed the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the jury’s guilty verdicts. Smith v. State, 279 Ga. 172 (611 SE2d 1) (2005). In 2010 Smith filed a post-conviction motion in which he asked the trial court to amend his transcript to make it “conform to the truth,” specifically, to amend it to reflect that Smith had been restrained during his trial by the use of a “stun belt.” Smith cited OCGA § 15-1-3 (6) 1 as authority for his motion.…