Legal Opinion
PUGH v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 23, 2018No. A18A0898PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Presiding Judge.
*710 A Clayton County jury found Christopher Pugh guilty of one count each of smash and grab burglary ( OCGA § 16-7-2 ), criminal trespass ( OCGA § 16-7-21 ), possession of tools for the commission of crime ( OCGA § 16-7-20 ), and loitering or prowling ( OCGA § 16-11-36 ). Pugh appeals, 2 and in three related enumerations of error, contends that (1) he was functionally denied the assistance of counsel; (2) his waiver of the right to counsel was not made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; and (3) after the trial court granted his request to *711 proceed pro se, stand-by…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Waits v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Thomas Ary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
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