Moore v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseJordy Moore was convicted of malice murder and other crimes arising from what began as a group fistfight and ended with the shooting death of Zyshonne Hindsman. On appeal, Moore argued his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to conduct an adequate voir dire, making incorrect statements of fact and law in his opening statement, failing to object to the testimony of the victim’s grieving mother, and failing to adequately cross-examine certain prosecution witnesses about their pending criminal charges. He also contended the trial court impermissibly participated in Young’s decision to testify against Moore, and that the court violated OCGA § 17-8-57, which prohibited a judge from expressing or intimating to the jury the judge’s opinion as to whether a fact at issue has or has not been proved or as to the guilt of the accused. After review of the record, the Georgia Supreme Court found no reversible error and affirmed Moore’s convictions and sentence.
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