Legal Opinion

COBB v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 23, 2018No. A18A1018PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

*210 After a jury trial, Allen Merrill Cobb was convicted of aggravated assault, riot in a penal institution, and obstruction of an officer. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that trial *211 counsel was ineffective. But Cobb has not shown that trial counsel's performance was both deficient and prejudicial. So we affirm.

1. Facts and procedural posture.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, see Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 , 319 (III) (B), 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), the evidence shows that Cobb was an inmate at Hays State…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Stripling v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Glass v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Jason Hambrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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