· 10/5/1983
Zant v. Hamilton
Citations
- 307 S.E.2d 667
- 251 Ga. 553
- 1983 Ga. LEXIS 891
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- counsel’s failure to exercise reasonable diligence in locating witnesses constituted ineffective assistance
- trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call alibi witnesses who could have testified that defendant was at work—approximately 16 three-and-a-half hours distant from the crime scene—only an hour after the robbery occurred
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Judges: Marshall, Hill, Smith, Gregory
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