BARNES v. STATE

No. S13A0860.

744 S.E.2d 795 (2013)

293 Ga. 365

BARNES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Barnes , Hardwick, GA, for Appellant.

Layla Hinton Zon , Dist. Atty., Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Christopher Mark DeNeve , Asst. County Atty., Office of the District Attorney, Covington, GA, Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

In 1993, appellant Joseph Barnes was found guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder and armed robbery. His convictions were affirmed by this Court but his death sentence was vacated based on a finding that the trial court improperly restricted the scope of mitigating evidence presented at the sentencing phase. Barnes v. State, 269 Ga. 345, 360-361, 496 S.E.2d 674

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