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Dixon v. State

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  • 601 S.E.2d 748
  • 268 Ga. App. 215
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 2301
  • 2004 Ga. App. LEXIS 881

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  • reversal not required under harmless error rule where the evidence of guilt was overwhelming
  • trial lawyer’s performance was deficient because she introduced evidence of a prior conviction based on her mistaken belief that it was already in evidence; but deficiency still did not amount to ineffective assistance because evidence of guilt was overwhelming

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Judges: Phipps, Smith, Johnson

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