Edwards-Tuggle v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the denial of Edwards-Tuggle’s motion for a new trial after his felony-murder conviction. It held that the trial court’s comments about the timing and logistics of jury deliberations were administrative rather than coercive, and that any deficient performance concerning the admission of improper character evidence caused no prejudice because of the curative instruction and compelling evidence of guilt. The court also rejected cumulative-error relief because the appellant failed to establish at least two trial errors.