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Turtle v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1999No. S99A0940PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Paul Anthony Turtle appeals his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm dur*441ing the commission of a crime in connection with the fatal shooting of pawn shop manager Michael DePriest. Turtle claims that the trial court erroneously precluded him from presenting expert evidence of his psychiatric disorder; that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present mental health evidence at hearings on the voluntariness of his inculpatory statements; that the court improperly refused to allow his counsel to show witness bias; and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. OliverSupreme Court of Kansas · 2005
  2. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Bly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Atkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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