Legal Opinion

Ragland v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 22, 2015No. A15A0052Published

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

Terrance Devon Ragland appeals his convictions of rape and enticing a child for indecent purposes. Ragland argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel but has failed to overcome the strong presumption that counsel’s performance fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. He argues that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of a similar transaction but has failed to show that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting that evidence. Finally he argues that the evidence does not support his convictions, but we find the evidence…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Pareja v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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