Legal Opinion
Causey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 2013No. A12A2340PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Branch, Judge.
Omar Daetz Causey was tried by a Clayton County jury and convicted of two counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a)) and a single count each of making terroristic threats (OCGA § 16-11-37 (a)), criminal trespass (OCGA § 16-7-21 (a)), and theft by taking (OCGA § 16-8-2). He now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, asserting that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a mistrial after learning of improper contact between two jurors and a spectator at the trial. We find no error and affirm.
When we consider a claim of ineffective…
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