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Hargett v. State

Citations

  • 674 S.E.2d 261
  • 285 Ga. 82
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 274
  • 2009 Ga. LEXIS 19

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting appellants’ assertion that the trial court violated OCGA § 17-8-57 merely by giving the jury the standard pattern jury instruction
  • rejecting claim that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the presence of the lead investigator when “appellants did not show that the trial court would not have allowed [the witness] to remain to assist the prosecutor with the orderly presentation of the State’s case”
  • rejecting claim that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the presence of the lead investigator when “appellants did not show that the trial court would not have allowed [the witness] to remain to assist the prosecutor with the orderly presentation of the State’s case”
  • no OCGA § 17-8-57 violation where trial court gave pattern jury charge on prior consistent statements
  • no OCGA § 17-8-57 violation where trial court gave pattern jury charge on prior consistent statements
  • no OCGA § 17-8-57 violation where trial court gave pattern 1 After Ward’s trial, OCGA § 17-8-57 was amended effective July 1, 2015. 7 jury charge on prior consistent statements

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Judges: Hunstein, Sears

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