The Georgia Supreme Court today denied the discretionary application for appeal from a man charged with the murder of a Glynn County child in 2007.
George Edenfield, along with his mother and father, was charged with the sodomy and murder of six-year-old Christopher Barrios on March 8, 2007. He was later found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to a state mental hospital.
Over the course of the past several years, Edenfield has repeatedly attempted to have the conditions of his commitment changed so as to allow him to leave the facility under supervision. Each of these attempts has been denied.
In its unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court dismissed Edenfield’s most recent application for appeal on the grounds that Edenfield stated no basis for a discretionary appeal and that he “represents that he has also filed a notice of appeal” from the Glynn County Superior Court, calling his discretionary application “duplicative.”
Edenfield’s murder case remains open pending a finding of competence to stand trial.
This matter was handled by Assistant District Attorney William Cubbedge, Senior Appellate Counsel.
