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Moreland v. State

Citations

  • 588 S.E.2d 785
  • 263 Ga. App. 585
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 3092
  • 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 1263

How courts have described this case

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

  • failure to call witness did not constitute ineffective assistance when same basic testimony was obtained through cross-examination of state's witnesses
  • “Exclusion of evidence is wholly harmless where other evidence of the same facts was introduced and admitted.”
  • failure to call witness did not constitute ineffective assistance when same basic testimony was obtained through cross-examination of state’s witnesses
  • “Whether an attorney’s trial tactics are reasonable is a question of law, not fact.”
  • “The decisions on which witnesses to call and all other strategies and tactical decisions are the exclusive province of the lawyer after consultation with his [or her] client.”

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Judges: Smith, Ruffin, Miller

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