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Moody v. State

Citations

  • 594 S.E.2d 350
  • 277 Ga. 676
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 1018
  • 2004 Ga. LEXIS 267

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  • concluding defendant failed to establish materiality where defendant failed to show that newly discovered evidence was relevant to his guilt or innocence
  • holding that, when the appellant did not offer what exculpatory evidence an investigator might have found or results a scientific analysis would have shown, he did not show he was prejudiced by his counsel's action in failing to hire an investigator or obtain a scientific analysis
  • holding field investigations of witnesses by police to be testimonial evidence under Crawford
  • a “testimonial statement” encompasses statements made by witnesses during a “field investigation” by police officers
  • a testimonial statement includes statements made by witnesses during a field investigation by police officers
  • without showing of prejudice, counsel’s failure to have transcribed opening statements and closing arguments did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Hines

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