Jones v. Georgia
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Tchywaskie Lamar Jones was tried by a Dougherty County jury and convicted of aggravated assault and a violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act in connection with a shooting at a public pool in Albany in which a bystander was wounded. Jones appealed and raised several claims of error, including that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions and that the trial court failed to respond as required when the prosecuting attorney spoke in his closing argument of facts outside the record. Upon review, the Supreme Court agreed that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction for violation of the Street Gang Act, and agreed that the trial court failed to fulfill its obligations under OCGA 17-8-75. Accordingly, the Court reversed the trial court and remanded for further proceedings.
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