Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 13, 1993No. A92A2295PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of sexually molesting his girl friend’s six-year-old cousin. OCGA § 16-6-4 (a). This is the fourth appearance of this case in our appellate courts. Its history appears in Williams v. State, 200 Ga. App. 187 (408 SE2d 512) (1991). The issue now is whether the court erred in denying appellant’s motion for new trial, based solely on the alleged ineffectiveness of trial counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The evidence underlying the conviction is as follows: The victim and her five-year-old brother were spending the night at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ferrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Jowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Hesterlee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Rachell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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