Legal Opinion

Enuka v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 29, 2012No. A11A2417PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Okechukwu Enuka appeals from his conviction for making a terroristic threat, 1 arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion for new trial on the general grounds and a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding the evidence sufficient and no error in the trial court’s ruling on trial counsel’s effectiveness, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, 2 the evidence shows that Enuka received a notice that the rent on his apartment was past due. Enuka called the management office to notify them that he had already paid his…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Holsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Randy Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Luther James Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Rodney Holsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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