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Ransom v. State

Citations

  • 678 S.E.2d 574
  • 297 Ga. App. 902
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 1785
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 577

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  • affirming trial court’s rejection of claim of ineffective assistance for failure to locate alibi witness; trial court authorized to believe trial counsel’s testimony, to reject testimony of appellant’s witnesses, and to conclude that counsel made reasonable efforts to locate witness
  • affirming trial court’s rejection of claim of ineffective assistance for failure to locate alibi witness; trial court authorized to believe trial counsel’s testimony, to reject testimony of appellant’s witnesses, and to conclude that counsel made reasonable efforts to locate witness.
  • “As the finder of fact at the new trial hearing, the trial court was entitled to believe [one witness] and disbelieve the [other] witnesses.”

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Judges: Mikell, Johnson, Ellington

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