Legal Opinion
Ward v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 4, 2000No. A99A2270PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Stephen A. Ward was convicted of one count of burglary and was sentenced as a recidivist under the fourth felony provisions of OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). After the denial of Ward’s motion for new trial, this appeal followed. Ward now challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial grounded on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Having reviewed both purported errors and finding no merit to either, we affirm.
On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and Ward is no longer entitled…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by14 opinions
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