James Lynn was convicted of malice murder and aggravated assault in the beating death of his wife, Tonya Lynn, after a retrial ordered in an earlier appeal. He challenged the evidence and alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed in part and vacated in part. The court rejected the claims requiring a new trial but held that counsel’s performance did not establish the required prejudice on the record. The court corrected the judgment where related offenses were improperly treated for sentencing and left the valid murder judgment intact.