Legal Opinion

Glover v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 22, 1996No. S95A1791PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Justice.

The appellant, Wayne Glover, was convicted of the malice murder of Ronnie Merriweather and sentenced to life in prison. He raises three issues on appeal. We conclude that two of them are without merit. The third issue, however, necessitates that we overrule several cases concerning when the right to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel is procedurally barred, and that we remand Glover’s case to the trial court for a hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

1. Glover contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. We…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Bailey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by108 opinions

  1. Caine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Garland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Mangrum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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