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Nichols v. State

Citations

  • 559 S.E.2d 538
  • 253 Ga. App. 512
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 396
  • 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 113

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  • absent evidence demonstrating how a mental health evaluation would have benefitted his case, defendant’s ineffective assistance argument failed
  • waiver of jury trial affirmed on appeal where record from plea hearing revealed a careful inquiry addressing fully the implication of such waiver
  • waiver of jury trial affirmed on appeal where record from plea hearing revealed a careful inquiry addressing fully the implication of such waiver
  • waiver of jury trial affirmed on appeal where record from plea hearing revealed a careful inquiry addressing fully the implication of such waiver
  • without trial counsel’s testimony at hearing on motion to withdraw guilty plea, this Court must presume that trial counsel’s decisions concerning psychological testing of appellant and pursuit of a medical defense were strategic and not deficient
  • without trial counsel’s testimony at hearing on motion to withdraw guilty plea, this Court must presume that trial counsel’s decisions concerning psychological testing of appellant and pursuit of a medical defense were strategic and not deficient

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Judges: Smith, Barnes, Phipps

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