Legal Opinion

Ramsay v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1996No. A95A2818PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Ramsay appeals his conviction of the offense of armed robbery. Held-.

1. Defendant’s first enumeration of error raises allegations of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. “ ‘In order to prevail defendant must meet two tests: 1) he must show that trial counsel’s performance was deficient in that he made errors so serious that he was not functioning as the “counsel” guaranteed defendant by the Sixth Amendment; 2) defendant must show that the defense was prejudiced by the deficient performance so that defendant was deprived of a fair trial, one whose…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Perry v. LeekeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Zant v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Boone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Horne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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