Legal Opinion

Lay v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 16, 2011No. S11A0560PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Jonah Lay appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion in arrest of judgment. We affirm.

1. In June 2004, Lay was convicted in Fulton County of felony murder and other crimes, and his trial counsel filed a notice of appeal to this Court. New appellate counsel was then appointed for Lay and filed a motion asking this Court to remand the case to the trial court to allow Lay to assert a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. On June 16, 2005, we dismissed the appeal and remanded the case “for the limited purpose of allowing a claim of ineffective assistance of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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  5. Rubiani v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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