Blalock v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Dwight Blalock, Jr., was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the 2014 fatal shooting of Carlos Wright and the aggravated assault of Bryan Morrow. On appeal, Blalock contended: (1) the trial court abused its discretion and denied Blalock due process by refusing to grant his motion for continuance; (2) Blalock’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to argue that the discovery statute, OCGA § 17-16-4, was unconstitutional as applied in this case; and (3) the trial court erred in permitting a State’s witness to comment on Blalock’s silence. Finding no reversible error, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Blalock’s convictions.
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