Georgia v. Holmes

In June of 2015, cross-appellant Quantravious Holmes was convicted of malice murder and other offenses arising out of the shooting death of his friend Todd Burkes. The trial court granted Holmes’ motion for new trial on two grounds: on the ground that the court had erred by denying Holmes permission to enter into evidence portions of the recorded and transcribed statement of a person named Hamilton, who was not available to appear as a witness at trial; and on the general grounds as the “thirteenth juror.” The State appealed the order granting the motion for new trial, and Holmes was permitted to file an out-of-time notice of cross-appeal asserting insufficiency of the evidence to convict. After review, the Georgia Supreme Court rejected Holmes’ assertion that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction. The Court also vacated in part the trial court’s order granting a new trial and remanded the case to the trial court for further consideration. View "Georgia v. Holmes" on Justia Law