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Fortson v. State

Citations

  • 587 S.E.2d 39
  • 277 Ga. 164
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 2999
  • 2003 Ga. LEXIS 840

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  • holding, in the context of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, that trial counsel’s use of a peremptory strike on a juror already excused for cause due to neglect was per se harmful error and thus sufficient to establish actual prejudice

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Judges: Fletcher, Sears, Carley

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