ATLANTA — Georgia's top court has upheld a life in prison sentence against a man who was convicted of murdering a suspected pimp.
The Georgia Supreme Court's 6-1 ruling Monday rejected claims that Travion Reid deserved a new trial.
Reid's attorney said his trial counsel made several errors, including when he failed to object when the judge temporarily cleared the courtroom out of safety concerns during the testimony of two witnesses.
Reid was convicted of the 2003 killing of Cheyenne Morgan, a 20-year-old suspected pimp who went by the street name "Sin."
Court records say Reid killed Morgan in the aftermath of a fight involving a prostitute. They say he later told a witness that Morgan had "disrespected" him and he had to "lay him down."
