Legal Opinion

Person v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 16, 2017No. A16A1954PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ray, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Ladarius Person was convicted of one count each of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Person appeals from his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred (1) in admitting testimony of a prior difficulty involving a witness; and (2) by commenting on the evidence at trial. Person also contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Pyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Flowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Carcamo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  3. Andy Fabricio Carcamo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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