GITTENS v. STATE

S19A1044.

838 S.E.2d 888 (2020)

GITTENS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley S. Wolff , David Marlow Atkinson , SWIFT, CURRIE, MCGHEE & HIERS, LLP, 1355 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Appellant.

Matthew Crawford Alford , Nathan David Cronic, Sr. , WILLIS McKENZIE LLP, 300 Smith Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30240, for Appellee.


Appellant Joseph Anthony Gittens was convicted of malice murder in connection with the death of fellow inmate Johnny Lee Johnson.1 Appellant argues on appeal that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction, that trial counsel was constitutionally...

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