Legal Opinion

Ward v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2010No. A10A0184PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Lavalis Sentell Ward appeals his conviction and sentence on multiple counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, burglary, and terroristic threats, as well as the denial of his motion for new trial.

Because Ward raises serious challenges about whether the testimony of an accomplice was corroborated, we present the facts of this case as presented to the jury by the individual witnesses. This will also highlight several incidents of alleged ineffective assistance of counsel.

The April 14, 2007 Incident

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Birt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Terrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Smarr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Issa v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. Cunningham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Cunningham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Veasey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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