Reed v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseJaquavious Reed appealed his conviction for murder and other charges in connection with the death of Antwan Curry. On appeal, Reed argued: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) he was denied due process due to an inordinate delay in the appellate process; (3) he was denied the right to be present at every critical stage of the trial when the trial court conferred with counsel at 26 bench conferences; (4) the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office (the “DA’s office”) should have been disqualified because his attorney of record was employed by the DA’s office at the time of trial; (5) he was denied due process when the State failed to preserve a true and correct copy of the full trial transcript including the bench conferences; (6) he was denied the right to effectively confront his accusers when the State failed to turn over exculpatory Crime Stoppers reports in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87 (1963); (7) the trial court committed reversible error by refusing his request for a continuance to allow time to investigate a “surprise witness” presented by the State; (8) he received ineffective assistance of counsel with regard to the bench conferences, the incomplete transcript, and his trial counsel’s failure to object to the “presumption of truthfulness” jury charge; and (9) the trial court erred in sentencing him for both murder and felony murder. Although the Georgia Supreme Court agreed with Reed that the trial court erred in imposing his sentence and it vacated his conviction for felony murder and remand for resentencing, the Supreme Court otherwise affirmed.
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