Battle v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Maurice Murray Battle was convicted of the malice murder of Dipak Patel, the aggravated assault of Johnny Owens and Willie Griffin, and other crimes in connection with an armed robbery of a convenience store. Appellant argued on appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his convictions; that the trial judge erred in not recusing himself from the case after learning of Appellant’s alleged plot to kill him; and that Appellant’s trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by not filing a motion for recusal of the trial judge. Finding no reversible error, the Supreme Court affirmed Battle's convictions.
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