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Brown v. State

Citations

  • 720 S.E.2d 617
  • 290 Ga. 321
  • 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 91
  • 2012 Ga. LEXIS 15

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  • holding that claims of ineffective assistance of counsel could not be resolved on the facts appearing in the record and that, under such circumstances, the defendant’s remedy is to file a petition for habeas corpus
  • issue of ineffectiveness cannot be decided on facts appearing in the record; thus remedy is to file habeas petition
  • issue of ineffectiveness cannot be decided on facts appearing in the record; thus remedy is to file habeas petition
  • indictment was not required to allege what type of instrument was used to shoot the victim
  • “[Wjhere an issue raised by a defendant in a motion for out-of-time appeal can be resolved against him based upon the existing record, there is no error in denying the motion.”

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Judges: Thompson, Hunstein

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