Legal Opinion

Loadholt v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 25, 2010No. S09A1995PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Oliver Loadholt was convicted and sentenced for malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting death of Michael Webb. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial claiming that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel, that the trial court erred in instructing the jury, and that he was prejudiced by inordinate delay between conviction and appeal. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

In the days leading up the shooting, Loadholt told his next-door…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. McNair v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Shank v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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  5. Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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