Legal Opinion

Vann v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 2004No. A03A2477PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*723 SMITH, Chief Judge.

Gregory Alfredo Vann was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and one count of aggravated assault. His motion for new trial, as amended, was denied. Vann appeals, contending that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we agree with Vann that trial counsel was ineffective for failure to move to sever the charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We therefore reverse the lower court's…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Bush v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Kenney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Emilio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Starling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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