Supreme Court of Georgia
Battle v. the State Carter v. State
August 14, 2017301 Ga. 694
Summary
The court affirmed both defendants' convictions and sentences arising from a robbery-related shooting that killed one victim and wounded or assaulted five others. It held that Battle waived his disclosure and prosecutorial-disqualification claims, failed to establish ineffective assistance or prejudice from the admission of Carter's statements, and that the evidence independently supported his convictions. It also held that sufficient evidence showed Carter intentionally aided the crimes by arranging transportation, directing the vehicle, remaining involved after the shooting, and helping clean evidence from the car.