Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Kohnle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1419PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 95
FINAL COPY S17A1419. KENNEDY v. KOHNLE. PETERSON, Justice. This case raises a question regarding the retroactive application of Alexander v. State,
297 Ga. 59
( 772 SE2d 655) (2015), in which we held that an attorney’s failure to counsel his client about parole eligibility may give rise to a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Teresa Lynn Kohnle pleaded guilty to felony murder in December 2010, before we decided Alexander but after the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Padilla v. Kentucky,
559 U. S. 356
( 130 SCt 1473, 176 LE2d 284) (2010), on which we relied in…
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