Bentley v. State

307 Ga. 1

FINAL COPY S19A0696. BENTLEY v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Maurice Bentley was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with a shooting that killed Michael Polite and injured Angela Johnson. Appellant contends on appeal that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to an autopsy photograph, failing to stipulate to Appellant’s prior convictions for rape and incest, and mentioning in front of the jury an earlier trial in this case. None of these claims has merit, so we affirm.1 1 The crimes occurred on December 24,…