Legal Opinion

Cherry v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 2007No. A06A2064PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Leo F. Cherry was convicted by a jury of seven counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation involving W. W. and S. W., his girlfriend’s two minor daughters. The trial court denied his motion for new trial and Cherry appeals. We affirm.

1. Cherry first asserts that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his trial. He argues that his counsel’s performance was deficient because he failed to object or to reserve objection to the court’s jury charge on sodomy. In addition, he asserts that his trial attorney should have objected to portions of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Welbon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  2. Kay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Morey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Benjamin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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