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Hargrove v. State

Citations

  • 657 S.E.2d 282
  • 289 Ga. App. 363
  • 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 341
  • 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 91

How courts have described this case

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

  • trial counsel not required to object to improper questioning of social worker that bolsters child victim’s testimony
  • trial counsel not required to object to improper questioning; that decision is matter of trial strategy and tactics
  • reasonable tactical decisions “are within the lawyer’s exclusive province and do not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel”
  • standard of review of denial of motion for directed verdict is the same as that used to assess the sufficiency of the evidence
  • reasonable tactical decisions “are within the lawyer’s exclusive province and do not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel.”
  • standard for review of denial of motion for directed verdict is the same as that used to assess the sufficiency of the evidence

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Judges: Mlkell, Johnson, Phipps

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