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Pearce v. State

Citations

  • 686 S.E.2d 392
  • 300 Ga. App. 777
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 3751
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 1265

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  • holding that a nurse practitioner’s general testimony about behavior associated with child sexual abuse accomodation syndrome, including secrecy, fear, and confusion, did not constitute improper bolstering
  • failure to seek further remedial action following improper comment did not establish ineffective assistance because defendant failed to “show[ ] that a motion for mistrial would have been meritorious ... or that the remedial actions taken were insufficient”

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Judges: Bernes, Smith, Phipps

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