Hampton v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Paul Hampton was convicted on one count each of kidnapping and aggravated sodomy and on two counts of aggravated sexual battery. As a recidivist offender, he was given mandatory sentences of life imprisonment without possibility of parole under OCGA § 17-10-7 (b). Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals. He charges his trial lawyer with ineffective assistance in asserting his defense of mental retardation. He also complains of the trial court’s admission in evidence of pretrial statements he made to police. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Following a…