Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. the State.
May 6, 2019827 S.E.2d 887
Summary
The court affirmed Jones's felony-murder and firearm-possession convictions, concluding that the evidence was sufficient and that the challenged co-conspirator statements were properly admitted or harmlessly cumulative. It rejected Jones's ineffective-assistance claim because counsel's decision not to seek a mistrial or curative instruction was a reasonable trial strategy and caused no demonstrated prejudice. The court vacated the armed-robbery conviction because armed robbery was the predicate felony underlying the felony-murder conviction and therefore merged for sentencing purposes.