Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 19, 2019No. S19A0723PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
306 Ga. 571
FINAL COPY S19A0723. JACOBS v. THE STATE. MELTON, Chief Justice. Following a jury trial, Betty Jacobs appeals her convictions for the murder of her ex-husband, Davis Jacobs, and possession of a handgun during the commission of a crime, contending that she received ineffective assistance of trial counsel.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. 1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial shows that Betty and Davis divorced in May 2007 for the second time after a long history of domestic difficulties, including multiple 1 On November 14, 2007, Betty was…
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- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
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