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· 6/11/2010

Fedak v. State

Citations

  • 696 S.E.2d 421
  • 304 Ga. App. 580
  • 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 1960
  • 2010 Ga. App. LEXIS 541

How courts have described this case

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  • where defendant’s only defense was proof his medical condition, which would have shown he lacked the requisite intent to commit the crime, trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call medical expert to testify
  • where defendant’s only defense was proof his medical condition, which would have shown he lacked the requisite intent to commit the crime, trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call medical expert to testify
  • “Although the [omitted] testimony would not have required the jury to acquit Fedak, his burden here is to show only a reasonable probability of a different outcome, not that a different outcome would have been certain or even more likely than not.”
  • “Although the [omitted] testimony would not have required the jury to acquit Fedak, his burden here is to show only a reasonable probability of a different outcome, not that a different outcome would have been certain or even more likely than not.”

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Judges: Blackburn, Barnes, Bernes

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