Legal Opinion

Brock v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1987No. 74088PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation of his stepdaughter. His sole enumerated error on appeal is that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel.

“We follow the Supreme Court’s two-prong test set forth in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984), in determining whether there has been actual ineffective assis*278tance of counsel, thereby requiring the reversal of defendant’s conviction. The defendant must show both that counsel’s performance was deficient and that this deficiency…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Brogdon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Shropshire v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  5. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chavez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Antonio Caicique Chavez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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