Brown v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseMelvin Brown, Jr. was tried by jury and convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the 2014 fatal shooting of Javious Tucker and wounding of Cyntrelis Boggs. Brown appealed, claiming that the trial court plainly erred in its jury charge on his justification defense and when it admitted in-life photographs of Tucker and allowed Tucker’s mother to testify about those photographs. Brown also contended he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon its review of the record and briefs, the Georgia Supreme Court found no reversible error and affirmed.
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