Note: The following press release was provided by Gammon, McFall and Villarreal, Attorneys at Law in Cedartown. -KtE
After a week-long jury trial in Heard County Superior Court, a jury returned a not guilty verdict to the charges of malice murder and felony murder brought against Brody Wayne Nichols. Nichols had been charged in the shooting death of Hunter Austin Barrows on December 27, 2023.
The shooting stemmed from a love triangle that had developed between Nichols, Barrows and Alexis Barrows. During 2023, Alexis had broken up and got back together with both Barrows and Nichols multiple times.
As a result, Barrows had made numerous threats against Nichols at various times during the year, one of which included threats by Barrows to beat Nichols with brass knuckles.
On the evening of December 27, 2023, Nichols and Alexis were involved in a domestic dispute and Alexis called Barrows and asked him to come to the house. Also present was Alexis’ mother, Rebecca Parmer.
All of the events thereafter were captured on Nichols’ cell phone who had begun recording the events of the evening in order to protect himself. At one point, after Nichols believed he saw Barrows arm himself, Nichols retrieved a handgun from his vehicle to protect himself.
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Shortly thereafter, words were exchanged between the two men when Barrows began to approach Nichols in a menacing manner. As a result, Nichols pulled his weapon from his pocket and shot and killed Barrows.
Despite efforts by the prosecution to portray Nichols as a murderer, the jury didn’t agree. Instead, the jury found that Nichols had reacted to a serious provocation by Barrows causing Nichols to temporarily lose control and react with a sudden and irresistible passion.
As a result, the jury did find Nichols guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter, a lesser offense, as well as First Degree Cruelty to Children.
The defense team was led by Brad J McFall, partner at Gammon, McFall & Villarreal in Cedartown, GA as well as Winston W. Gammon. The jury verdict represents yet another hard fought victory for the law firm which has been in existence in Cedartown for over 55 years.
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According to McFall, “We could not be happier with the outcome of this case, which was particularly challenging as the events of the evening were captured on video. However, in the end, it was the video that wound up saving Brody’s life as the State’s eyewitness changed her testimony on the stand from a previous sworn statement”.
As a result, the witness had to invoke her 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
“Basically, the State’s case began to immediately crumble from their first witness to their last,” McFall added.
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