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Wilson v. State

Citations

  • 586 S.E.2d 669
  • 277 Ga. 195
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 2829
  • 2003 Ga. LEXIS 775

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that when no hearing on a motion for new trial is requested, “only the right to a hearing is waived”
  • explaining that 10 “where the ineffectiveness relates to alleged errors made during the course of the trial as shown by the transcript, then trial counsel’s testimony may not be required; the record speaks for itself” (citation and punctuation omitted)
  • specific ineffective assistance claims not made in motion for new trial are waived on appeal
  • “Where the issue of trial counsel’s effectiveness has been raised on motion for new trial, any claims not raised at that time are waived.”
  • evidence was sufficient to establish excessive mental pain when child manifested observable signs of being traumatized
  • specific ineffective assistance claims not made in motion for new trial are waived on appeal

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Judges: Benham

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