Barnes v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseDesmond Barnes was tried by jury and convicted of the 2011 murder of Jack Beasley, Jr. Barnes appealed the denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing he received ineffective assistance when his trial counsel: made an inflammatory statement during cross-examination of one of the State's witnesses; failed to secure a jury charge on mutual combat; and failed to move to dismiss the jury panel when a potential juror made a prejudicial statement. In addition, Barnes argued the trial court erred in not granting his objection to the court's instruction on malice murder. Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Barnes' conviction.
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