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Owens v. State

Citations

  • 324 Ga. App. 198
  • 749 S.E.2d 783
  • 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 3260
  • 2013 WL 5543182
  • 2013 Ga. App. LEXIS 820

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  • where evidence is sufficient to support the convictions, a claim for ineffective assistance based on a failure to move for directed verdict fails as a matter of law
  • where evidence is sufficient to support the convictions, a claim for ineffective assistance based on a failure to move for directed verdict fails as a matter of law
  • “[B]ecause the evidence was sufficient to support [the] convictions, counsel’s failure to move for a directed verdict presents an insufficient ground as a matter of law for claiming ineffective assistance of counsel.” (punctuation omitted)
  • “[B]ecause the evidence was sufficient to support [the] convictions, counsel’s failure to move for a directed verdict presents an insufficient ground as a matter of law for claiming ineffective assistance of counsel.” (punctuation omitted)
  • analyzing a claim of ineffective assistance under Strickland’s prejudice prong

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Judges: McMillian

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