EVANS v. STATE

S22A0893.

884 S.E.2d 334 (2023)

EVANS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel , The Steel Law Firm, P.C., 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Emily Rebecca Polk , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Joshua Bradley Smith , A.D.A., Jared Talton Williams , District Attorney, Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellee.


Appellant Jonathan Tavarus Evans challenges his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Jamirus Wright and the non-fatal shooting of Brandon Martin. Appellant's only claim on appeal is that he was denied constitutionally effective assistance of counsel at trial due to his attorney...

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