Supreme Court of Georgia· 2/22/1999

Gibson v. Turpin

Citations

513 S.E.2d 186
270 Ga. 855
99 Fulton County D. Rep. 762
1999 Ga. LEXIS 170

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that a defendant has a right to counsel at trial and on direct appeal of right “but no further”
noting that habeas is “‘not designed as a substitute for direct review’” and that “there is no federal or state constitutional right to appointed counsel in Georgia habeas corpus proceedings” (citation and punctuation omitted)
denying prisoner’s application for a certificate of probable cause in a twelve-page decision over a dissent because, among other reasons, his attorney’s representation was not deficient
“Meaningful access does not mean that a state must help inmates discover grievances. . . .It is simply the right of an inmate to raise his claims and be heard.”
considering claim of ineffective assistance where family members refused to testify
considering claim of ineffective assistance where family members refused to testify

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Judges: Hines, Benham, Fletcher, Sears

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