Washington v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Tremaine Washington was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Robert Purcell. On appeal, Washington argued: (1) the trial court erred by merging, instead of vacating, the counts of felony murder and aggravated assault when sentencing him; (2) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance; (3) the trial court violated his constitutional right to a trial by jury by allowing the jury to deliberate without all of the evidence; and (4) the trial court denied his constitutional right to be present during trial by conducting a hearing about sending exhibits to the jury room after he left the courtroom . Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Washington’s convictions.
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