Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
A Thomas County jury found Carl Williams guilty of child molestation for acts he perpetrated against his eight-year-old niece. He appeals. On review, we affirm.
1. In a two-prong attack, Williams contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and that the trial court erred in finding otherwise.(a) First, Williams claims his trial attorney was ineffective for failing to call parole officer Van Landingham at a Uniform Superior Court Rule 31.3 (B) similar transaction hearing. Williams contends Van Landingham would have testified that Williams was in jail on a…
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