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Williams v. State

Citations

  • 461 S.E.2d 530
  • 265 Ga. 681

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  • trial counsel not deficient for failing to call witnesses whose testimony would have been cumulative
  • no reversal simply because voir dire, opening statements and closing arguments not transcribed where defendant failed to demonstrate harm or prejudice stemming from absence of transcript
  • trial counsel not deficient for failing to call witnesses whose testimony would have been cumulative
  • “We will not reverse [the defendant’s] conviction simply because the voir dire, the opening statements, and the closing arguments were not transcribed. [the defendant] must demonstrate harm or prejudice stemming from the absence of a transcript.” (citations omitted)

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Judges: Thompson

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