Supreme Court of Georgia

Bannister v. the State.

June 24, 2019830 S.E.2d 79

Summary

The court affirmed the convictions and sentences, holding that the evidence was sufficient, counsel was not ineffective for withdrawing unsupported lesser-offense instructions, and the trial court properly handled the deadlocked jury. It also upheld the rejection of the Batson challenge and the admission of one jail call, while finding any error in admitting the other call harmless. No separate opinions were filed.