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This week, a significant legal decision emerged as a judge denied a request for a new trial from Miles Bryant, a former police officer convicted of murdering a Georgia teenager in 2022.
Bryant’s legal team had contended that his trial representation was insufficient and raised concerns about the use of Life360 data during the proceedings. Despite these arguments, the judge decided against granting a new trial after considering oral arguments presented in February, according to a report by WSB.
Convicted on several charges, including malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping, and filing a false report, Bryant received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the killing of Susana Morales. His conviction followed a trial that delved deeply into the tragic events leading up to Morales’s death.
The case began when Morales disappeared in July 2022, and after seven months of uncertainty, her decomposing remains were discovered. Crucially, Bryant’s firearm, which he had reported missing the day after Morales vanished, was discovered nearby, as detailed by CrimeOnline.
During the trial in July 2024, significant evidence was presented, including testimony from Gwinnett Police Detective Angela Carter. She informed the jury that cell phone data tracked Bryant to the location where Morales’s body was found. Furthermore, she revealed that Bryant had conducted several searches linked to her disappearance and had also looked up his license plate number on a website designed to track license plate recognition cameras.
Investigators also found that Bryant searched Google for information about how long a body takes to decompose.
Bryant was fired from his job as a Doraville Police officer after his arrest.
Bryant’s attorney is appealing the judge’s ruling denying him a new trial to the Georgia Supreme Court, WSB said.