Hardy v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Travaris Hardy was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the 2008 shooting death of Marcus Shirley. He appealed, contending the evidence presented at his trial was legally insufficient to support his convictions; his constitutional right to be present was violated because he was absent during a pretrial motions hearing; his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by waiving his presence at that hearing; and the trial court violated his constitutional right to confrontation by permitting certain expert witnesses to testify. Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed.
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