· 9/7/2010
Boykins-White v. State
Citations
- 701 S.E.2d 221
- 305 Ga. App. 827
- 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2964
- 2010 Ga. App. LEXIS 823
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- trial court authorized to find failure to request further DNA tests reasonable 42 trial tactic; initial tests “were favorable to [appellant]” and additional testing might have implicated appellant
- ineffective assistance claim failed when defendant did not show reasonable probability that outcome would have been different if counsel had conducted additional investigation
- ineffective assistance claim failed when defendant did not show reasonable probability that outcome would have been different if counsel had conducted additional investigation
- to prove that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress, the defendant must make a “strong showing” that the motion would have been granted
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Judges: Ellington, Andrews, Doyle
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