Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 6, 1991No. A91A0551PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Wilson was convicted of two counts of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1 (a), two counts of statutory rape, OCGA § 16-6-3 (a), and one count of oral sodomy, OCGA § 16-6-2 (a), involving his fiancee’s two teenage daughters. His amended motion for new trial included a claim that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel, which claim was rejected following a hearing at which appointed trial counsel testified. On appeal he challenges this ruling and enumerates also that the trial court erroneously commented on the credibility of a defense witness.
Although appellant claimed below that he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Jowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Herndon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Hand v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- McAlister v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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