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Colon v. State

Citations

  • 619 S.E.2d 773
  • 275 Ga. App. 73
  • 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 2600
  • 2005 Ga. App. LEXIS 892

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  • in absence of warrant and affidavit court can look to testimony for evidence to support search
  • “the presence of unauthorized persons . . . during grand jury deliberations should be forbidden”
  • dismissal would be warranted where the prosecutor remains present during the grand jury’s deliberations
  • “an objection different from that made below may not be urged on appeal”
  • trial counsel’s cross-examination of a witness, which elicited testimony that the witness believed the victims, was the result of a valid trial strategy to demonstrate inconsistencies in the testimony and did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel
  • trial counsel’s cross-examination of a witness, which elicited improper bolstering testimony that the witness believed the victims, was the result of a valid trial strategy to demonstrate inconsistencies in the testimony and did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Ruffin, Barnes, Johnson

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