Legal Opinion
State v. Goff
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 13, 2020No. S20A0248PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 330
FINAL COPY S20A0248. THE STATE v. GOFF. PETERSON, Justice. Todd Goff was convicted of malice murder for killing his girlfriend, Tiffany Nicole Salter.1 The trial court granted Goff a new trial on the basis that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by: (1) advising Goff not to testify; (2) failing to move for a mistrial after the jury heard that Goff was on probation; and (3) failing to introduce Goff’s booking photos. The State appeals. Because the trial court erred in finding that Goff’s trial counsel performed deficiently in any of these respects, we reverse. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- State v. NejadSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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