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Cartwright v. Caldwell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 4, 2019No. S18A1396PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

305 Ga. 371

FINAL COPY S18A1396. CARTWRIGHT v. CALDWELL. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. During his 2007 trial, Derrick Cartwright asserted an alibi defense to charges of murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Kevin Stafford. Cartwright was convicted and sentenced to serve life in prison plus five years. On direct appeal, he claimed among other things that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to challenge Detective Andrew Tyner’s testimony that Cartwright had not mentioned his alibi during his post-arrest police interview. Cartwright contended that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Roulain v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Gramiak v. BeasleySupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Kennebrew v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Roseboro v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Agee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. State v. LEDBETTER (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. MOORE v. WHITE, WARDENSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

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