Legal Opinion

Penny v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 26, 2001No. A01A0013PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Kenneth Penny was found guilty by a jury of robbery by force. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals. He contends that his conviction must be reversed because the State failed to provide him with exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (83 SC 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963), and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no merit in these contentions, and we affirm Penny’s conviction.

Construed to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence presented at…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Shorter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Giraudy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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