Guyton v. State

Sears, Justice.

Appellant Herbert Guyton appeals his conviction for armed robbery, 1 alleging, among other things, that subsections (c) (1) and (c) (3) of OCGA § 17-10-6.1 operate together to effectively render defense attorneys constitutionally deficient. We conclude, however, that the statute does not impede counsel’s effective representation of an accused, and therefore we reject appellant’s constitutional contention. Finding no other error associated with the adjudication of appellant’s guilt, we affirm his conviction.

The evidence of record indicates that one evening, the victim, Susan…