The indictment closely tracked the language of OCGA 16-11-37(b),2 which states that "[a] person commits the offense of a terroristic threat when he or she threatens to [c]ommit any crime of violence [w]ith the purpose of terrorizing another[,] or [i]n reckless disregard of the risk of causing the terror." Torres appeals following the Receive free daily summaries of new opinions from A man convicted of terrorizing a child's birthday party with racial slurs is asking a judge for bond. See also MartinezChavez v. State, 352 Ga. App. Jose Ismael Torres, 26, and Kayla Rae Norton, 25 reportedly parents of three children were found guilty earlier this month of violating the states street-gang They said, Well blow the heads off all the little b and the little n can get one too., But at Torres and Nortons sentencing, party-goers accepted Nortons apology and offered forgiveness. Jose Ismael Torres and Kayla Rae Norton during their July 2015 antagonizing of black Douglas County locals. When that gun was loaded, did you think about your children then? Alford said in an interview with the AJC on Tuesday. Most of the flag group members were sentenced to misdemeanors or put into diversion programs. seeks attorneys with 1-3 years litigation experience for its Morristown, NJ office. Torres first asserts that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to completely answer a question posed by the deliberating jury. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. After their release, the two are permanently banned from Douglas County. WebIn the Court of Appeals of Georgia A21A1148. Id. I am not a mean spirited person and Im sorry for your family that it had to come this far.. 0000000831 00000 n They wept in a Douglas County courtroom as a judge imposed their punishments: Torres, 26, convicted of aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and a violating street-gang statute, received 13 years in prison and another seven on probation; Norton, 25, convicted of making terroristic threats and violating the gang law, will serve 6 years in prison and nine on probation. 0000000729 00000 n Torres and Norton have three children together, although they are not married. at 394 (2), the defendant threatened to stab a man, gangrape his wife, and shoot up the couples apartment. Torres contends that his trial counsel should have filed a general demuurer to Count 4 of the indictment the terroristic threats charge because the indictment did not name a specific victim in that count. Join Facebook to connect with Jose Ismael Torres and others you may know. A jury found Jose Ismael Torres guilty of making terroristic threats, criminal street gang activity, and three counts of aggravated assault. The two are the last of 15 people charged in the confrontation at the 8-year-olds party, which took place in Douglasville in July 2015. Torres appeals following the According to trial counsel, he did not believe that a general demurrer would be meritorious because the defense knew what [they] were dealing with and knew who those specific people were. Count 4 of Torress indictment alleged the essential elements of the offense, tracked the language of the terroristic threats statute, and sufficiently placed Torres on notice of the crime with which he was charged and against which he was required to defend. 243, 247(2)(a), 756 S.E.2d 322 (2014) (citation and punctuation omitted). But if youre driving around waving Confederate flags and using the N-word everywhere you go, then theres only one way to interpret that.. In fact, Torress trial counsel specifically testified at the hearing on Torress motion for a new trial that he did not file a general demurrer because although the indictment did not name a specific person, one or more video recordings showed several persons at the party. Accordingly, the trial court did not abuse its discretion, and this enumeration of error fails. "The necessity, extent, and character of any supplemental instructions to the jury are matters within the discretion of the trial court and appellate review is limited to determining whether that discretion was abused." He noted that the pair would both have been aware of white supremacist Dylann Roofs attack on a predominantly black Charleston church that left nine dead less than a month before. Id. First of all, at the time Torres committed the offenses in July 2015, OCGA 16-11-37 (c) provided: A person convicted of the offense of a terroristic threat shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. She was even used to hearing the type of slurs hurled at her and her guests. Jon Schuppe is an enterprise reporter for NBC News, based in New York. We conclude that the trial court did not err in denying Torress motion for a new trial on this ground. To meet the second prong, there must be a reasonable probability that, absent counsels errors, the outcome of the trial would have been different. Both were also banished from Douglas County, a racially diverse community a few miles west of Atlanta. The trial court brought the jury into the courtroom and addressed its questions. Also on Facebook, Norton promised not to snitch on Torres or anyone else involved in the two-day spree. To meet the second prong, there must be a reasonable probability that, absent counsel's errors, the outcome of the trial would have been different. 0000001512 00000 n That is not me. You may return and deliberate. The jurors did not request additional charges or state that they needed any additional information. 3. WebThe Appellate Case Inquiry System contains the register of actions for cases brought before the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Court of Appeals. The Judge Criticized Douglasville Police For Not Arresting Anybody at the Jose Ismael Torres, 26, will spend 13 years in prison; Kayla Rae Norton, 25, is to serve six years, Atlanta news outlets report. A jury found Jose Ismael Torres guilty of making terroristic threats, criminal street gang activity, and three counts of aggravated assault. Torres next asserts that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to file a general demurrer to the terroristic threats count of his indictment. Id. 2. Norton, the mother of three children younger than 9, was facing so much prison time that her children would be different people when their mother got out. Id. [T]he essential elements of terroristic threats and acts are: (1) a threat to commit any crime of violence (2) with the purpose of terrorizing another.[1] Poole, 326 Ga. App. Two others, Thomas Charles Summers and Lacey Paul Henderson II, had pleaded guilty to terroristic threat and battery charges prior to Monday. See Maynard v. State, 355 Ga.App. Site Map, Advertise| "[T]he essential elements of terroristic threats and acts are: (1) a threat to commit any crime of violence (2) with the purpose of terrorizing another. Two years ago, Jose Ismael Torres was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The punishment currently prescribed for a terroristic threats conviction reads as follows: OCGA 16-11-37(d)(1). Torres argues on appeal that the jurors note requested a complete recharge of all the jury instructions and not simply a recharge of the definitions of the offenses. Two years ago, Jose Ismael Torres was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Access to additional free ALM publications, 1 free article* across the ALM subscription network every 30 days, Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications. (WXIA), A metro Atlanta couple will be spending years behind prison bars after they were convicted of yelling racial slurs at a group of people celebrating a child's birthday party. 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The display of the battle flag hadnt disturbed Alford all that much. Web69,783 court search results for people named "Jose Torres" in the United States. This is behaviour that even supporters of the Confederate battle flag can agree is criminal and shouldnt be allowed, Douglas County District Attorney Brian Fortner said in a statement. 0000027251 00000 n Law.com Compass delivers you the full scope of information, from the rankings of the Am Law 200 and NLJ 500 to intricate details and comparisons of firms financials, staffing, clients, news and events. WebTORRES v. The STATE. Stokes v. State, 355 Ga.App. Rosalind Bentley is an award-winning feature writer focusing on culture, arts and sometimes food, as they are expressed and experienced in Atlanta. Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2023, LITIGATION ATTORNEY - ATLANTA, GEORGIA- ENTRY LEVEL, AARONSON RAPPAPORT FEINSTEIN & DEUTSCH, LLP, The Art of Entertainment Law: A Conversation with Robert A. Celestin, Buying Legal Council Appoints Jason Winmill as New Chair, Understanding the Las Vegas Crime Rate with Attorney Tony Sgro, Introducing Virginia Ivanova, Esq. Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. All Rights Reserved. As a result, a general demurrer would not have been successful, and Torress counsel did not perform deficiently by failing to pursue a meritless demurrer as to Count 4. The constitutional purpose for identifying the victim is to apprise the defendant of the charges against him. The investigation included a review of thousands of Facebook pages that identified members of the Respect the Flag as white supremacists who discussed attending Ku Klux Klan rallies, joining a skinhead group and made derogatory remarks about black people, Fortner said. Jose Ismael Torres, 26, will spend 13 years in prison; Kayla Rae Norton, 25, is to serve six years, Atlanta news outlets report. However, "it [is] within the court's discretion whether to recharge the jury in full or only upon the point or points requested by the jury." See id. After the jurors returned to deliberate, the trial court asked counsel whether counsel had any concerns or objections. TORRES v. The STATE. Although OCGA 16-11-37 was revised effective May 3, 2016, see Ga. L. 2016, p. 793, 2, in general, a crime is to be construed and punished according to the provisions of the law existing at the time of its commission. Widner v. State, 280 Ga. 675, 677 (2) (631 SE2d 675) (2006) (citation and punctuation omitted). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 310, 311(3), 306 S.E.2d 313 (1983) (citations and punctuation omitted). Jose Torres & Kayla Norton: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. A trial court has a duty to recharge the jury on issues for which the jury requests a recharge. Dozier v. State, 306 Ga. 29, 32 (3) (829 SE2d 131) (2019) (citation and punctuation omitted). Rebel Flag Fans Face Gang Charge for Crashing Black Kids Party, Confederate flag group charged with terroristic threats. Both options are priced the same. Great opportunity for advancement. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Mother-to-mother, I cant imagine what it was like to explain what that word means to a child. Torres was allegedly in one of several trucks covered in Confederate flags that drove around Paulding and Douglas counties intimidating people who passed by. The trial court recharged the jury as to elements of a crime, the State's burden of proof, and the definitions of the charged offenses. Two others had earlier pleaded guilty to similar charges and received lesser sentences. 0 /Type /Catalog Superior Court Judge William McClain sentenced Torres and Kayla Rae Norton, right, to lengthy prison terms Monday for their role in the disruption of a black child's birthday party with Confederate flags, racial slurs and armed threats. He said it had been his intent to kill black people and start a race war. /E 46291 State v. Grube, 293 Ga. 257, 260(2), 744 S.E.2d 1 (2013). It was when they pulled them guns and said Im gonna shoot the little bastards.. A jury found Jose Ismael Torres guilty of making terroristic threats, criminal street gang activity, and three counts of aggravated assault. The judge ordered the two permanently banished from Douglas County once they are released. The sentencing comes in the aftermath of the recent sentencing of white supremacist, Dylan Roof who had massacred nine African-Americans at a Charleston church, with the youth using the Confederate flag as a symbol on his Kayla Rae Norton and her partner, Jose Ismael Torres, a gun at birthday party guests in her front yard. Alfords sympathy evaporated. But on the day Judge McClain passed sentence on Torres and Norton, he openly questioned why the Douglasville PD did not arrest any members of Respect The Flag at the birthday party, calling their inaction inexplicable and a very bad mistake. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that McClain told the couple that he didnt understand Why you werent arrested that day but [were] allowed to drive off in the protection of the authorities.. Prosecutors say that Norton and Torres started using menacing language. 0000013636 00000 n Officers and supervisors at the scene determined that it was prudent to get both sides of the story and gather more evidence, rather than making hasty decisions that ultimately could have jeopardized the case. 584, 587(6), 666 S.E.2d 674 (2008). << PHIPPS, Senior Appellate Judge. The incident came just days after a massacre at a Charleston church, where nine African-Americans were killed. "A general demurrer challenges the validity of an indictment by asserting that the substance of the indictment is legally insufficient to charge any crime, and it should be granted only when an indictment is absolutely void in that it fails to charge the accused with any act made a crime by the law." Our Compliance bundles are curated by CLE Counselors and include current legal topics and challenges within the industry. If you drive around town with a Confederate flag, yelling the N-word, you know how its going to be interpreted, he said. They repeatedly yelled death threats saying they were going to killing all the n, Assistant District Attorney David Emadi said in court. OCGA 16-11-37 (d) (1). I wasnt mad about them flying those flags, Alford said. I accept responsibility for what I did, but that was not me.. Fox 5 Atlanta reported that Hyesha Bryant, who was at the party with her three children, said We all have to be held accountable for our actions. Docket Number: A21A1148: Decision Date: C. J., MCFADDEN, P. J., and SENIOR APPELLATE JUDGE PHIPPS . 5D164395 Decided: February 02, 2018 In order to establish that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective, Torres must show that his attorneys performance was deficient and that he was prejudiced by the deficient performance. [3] See Subar v. State, 309 Ga. 805, 809 (2) (848 SE2d 109) (2020) (where indictment was sufficient to survive a general demurrer, trial counsels failure to file such a meritless motion could not be deemed deficient performance); Bradford v. State, 327 Ga. App. << Hyesha Bryant, who was with her 3 children at the party, accepted the apology. The record here shows that while the jury was deliberating, the jurors sent the following note to the trial court: Your Honor, We would like the definitions of the charges (18 pg document)[.] Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. On Monday, Alford said, Kayla Nortons tears may have come from remorse. Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards honors women lawyers who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession. Hood v. State, 292 Ga.App. 0000006358 00000 n << Moreover, Torres elaborates no arguments suggesting that the recharge, as a whole, was an incorrect statement of the law or that it would mislead a jury of ordinary intelligence. The children at the party heard and saw much of the altercation. The record here shows that while the jury was deliberating, the jurors sent the following note to the trial court: "Your Honor, We would like the definitions of the charges (18 pg document)[.] IE 11 is not supported. We disagree. A man convicted of terrorizing a child's birthday party with racial slurs is asking a judge for bond. Both wept as the sentences were handed Count 4 of the indictment charged Torres with the offense of terroristic threats in that he, on July 25, 2015, "did unlawfully threaten to commit a crime of violence to persons attending a party at 9037 Campbellton Street by threatening to shoot them, with the purpose of terrorizing those individuals and in reckless disregard for the risk of causing such terror." See also Martinez-Chavez v. State, 352 Ga.App. I forgive you. q Want to discuss? The bond hearing is set for Monday morning. (citation and punctuation omitted). After the jurors returned to deliberate, the trial court asked counsel whether counsel had any concerns or objections. That was not lost on Alford, who works as a childrens mental health advocate. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kaylee D. Tatman, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. Phipps, Senior Appellate Judge. [c]ommit any crime of violence . Relatives. Not only did Count 4 of the indictment in this case track the language of the statute, but it contained other information sufficient to place Torres on notice of the charge against him. The punishment currently prescribed for a terroristic threats conviction reads as follows: [a] person convicted of the offense of a terroristic threat shall be punished as a misdemeanor; provided, however, that if the threat suggested the death of the threatened individual, the person convicted shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. See Bryant v. State, 306 Ga. 687, 689(1), n. 2, 832 S.E.2d 826 (2019); Christian v. State, 347 Ga.App. News Ask a Lawyer Question: Add details 120 Ask Question Find a Lawyer 0000004744 00000 n Customer Service| Judgment affirmed. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. The attack, prosecuted under the state's Street Gang Terrorism law, came several weeks after a white supremacist killed nine black worshipers at a South Carolina church, sparking a backlash against public displays of the Confederate battle flag. WebB2 dailybusinessreview.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW BROWARD U.S. DISTRICT 23-cv-80259-RLR, Chanel, Inc. v. Eye of the Needle Palm Douglasvilles population is 35 percent white and almost 60 percent black. Making a lesser penalty applicable to offenses committed prior to the enactment of the legislation creating the lesser penalty is contrary to the judicial interpretation of the laws of this State under which the penalty for a criminal offense relates only to those offenses committed when and after such legislation becomes effective. 0000018120 00000 n According to court testimony, Kayla Rae Norton, 25, and Jose Ismael Torres, 26, were acting as part of a group that called themselves Respect the Flag. On July 24 and 25, 2015, the group rode through Douglaston, Georgia, in pickup trucks that were flying American, military and Confederate flags. He asserts that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by failing to completely answer a question posed by the deliberating jury, and (2) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to make a general demurrer to the terroristic threats count in the indictment. Shes aware that some people have said the sentences were too harsh for the couple, especially since no one was physically injured. The court then stated: Im going to slowly and carefully define those offenses for you. The trial court recharged the jury as to elements of a crime, the States burden of proof, and the definitions of the charged offenses. Pick up PEOPLEs special edition True Crime Stories: Cases That Shocked America, on sale now, for the latest on Casey Anthony, JonBent Ramsey and more. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687(III), 104 S.Ct. All right? There were no objections to the courts decision. They eventually clashed with an African American family holding a birthday party, threatening them with a knife, tire iron and a gun. On February 26, Superior Court Judge William McClain sentenced Torres to 13 years in prison, and Norton to six. See id. Example video title will go here for this video. (citation and punctuation omitted). Contact us. The video posted above showed police officers holding back the mostly black party guests while the parade of Confederate flag trucks drove past. At some point, Norton and Torres confronted a black family that was throwing an 8-year-olds birthday party in the front yard of their home. They used racial slurs and threatened to kill some of the party goers. 1. We likewise find that Torress threat to shoot the victims in this case suggested the death of the victims, and his five-year felony sentence would be lawful even under the current version of the statute. trailer The next day they kept up their campaign and happened upon Alfords party for her 27-year-old son and her 8-year-old grandson. The court repeatedly stopped to ask the jurors whether the recharge was helpful, whether the jurors felt they had grasped one concept before the court continued to another concept, and whether the jurors understood certain concepts, to which jurors each time responded affirmatively. at 247(2), 756 S.E.2d 322 (citation and punctuation omitted). See Bryant v. State, 306 Ga. 687, 689 (1), n. 2 (832 SE2d 826) (2019); Christian v. State, 347 Ga. App. TORRES v. THE STATE. Instead, the trial judge inadvertently applied it to the drug trafficking charge pursuant to section 893.135(1), Florida Statutes (2015). I accept responsibility for what I did, but that was not me. WSB-TVs coverage also quoted Norton as saying, The worst decision Ive ever made in my life was to not walk away when I had the chance. at 395(2), 819 S.E.2d 682. Torres could not admit the conduct alleged in Count 4 and still be innocent of making terroristic threats. Here, Torres failed to establish deficient performance. At issue here is how the trial court handled the request for the "definitions of the charges." Norton was sentenced to 15 years, with a minimum of six to serve. /Names << /Dests 29 0 R>> Phipps, Senior Appellate Judge. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. A Georgia judge sentenced two people to lengthy prison terms for their role in the disruption of a black childs birthday party with Confederate flags, racial slurs and armed threats. Well kill all the little (racial epithet)s.. It is within the courts discretion to recharge the jury in full or only upon the point or points requested. WebJustia US Law Case Law Georgia Case Law Court of Appeals of Georgia Decisions 2021 JOSE TORRES v. THE STATE. You may return and deliberate." Torres and Norton were sentenced on one count each of making terroristic threats and violating Georgias street gang act; Torres was also convicted of three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. /L 101483 Specifically, Count 4 of Torres's indictment was sufficient to apprise him that he was charged with making the terroristic threats against persons attending a party at 9037 Campbellton Street. Addressing several of the victims who had come to court to witness the sentencing, Norton expressed remorse, saying: I do accept responsibility for what Ive done. 64 0 obj The court then stated: "I'm going to slowly and carefully define those offenses for you." My understanding was that the Court was going to read the same thing that you read to them in [the full jury] charge, rather than just the charges themselves. 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