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Reid v. State

Citations

  • 690 S.E.2d 177
  • 286 Ga. 484
  • 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 336
  • 2010 Ga. LEXIS 148

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The improper closing of a courtroom is a structural error requiring reversal only if the defendant properly objected at trial and raised the issue on direct appeal[.]”
  • trial counsel’s decision not to call potential alibi witness because counsel thought witness’s testimony “would be detrimental to the defense” was not deficient
  • improper courtroom closing is structural error requiring reversal only if defendant properly objected at trial and raised the issue on direct appeal
  • prejudice is not presumed where a structural error is raised in the context of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim
  • where structural errors are “raised in the context of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, prejudice will not be presumed”
  • improper courtroom closing is structural error requiring reversal only if defendant properly objected at trial and raised the issue on direct appeal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Carley, Hunstein

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