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Robinson v. State

Citations

  • 586 S.E.2d 313
  • 277 Ga. 75
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 2731
  • 2003 Ga. LEXIS 716

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  • in reviewing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, we accept trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous
  • no abuse of discretion in denying a post-conviction motion to retain a forensic pathologist to show trial counsel ineffective for failing to retain an expert
  • this Court accepts trial court’s findings of fact and credibility determinations unless they are clearly erroneous
  • When reviewing an ineffective assistance claim, “ ‘[w]e accept the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous ....’” (citation omitted)
  • “We accept the trial court’s factual findings and credibility 18 determinations unless clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the legal principles to the facts.”
  • “We accept the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the legal principles to the facts.” (citation and punctuation omitted)

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Judges: Hines

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