Legal Opinion
Hardy v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 2009No. A09A1282PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
Shantario Hardy appeals his jury conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)), arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to comments regarding his right to remain silent and for failing to move to suppress evidence. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Viewed in favor of the verdict, 1 the evidence presented at trial showed that on November 25, 2004, Hardy stepped into line to enter a nightclub in Vienna. When a police officer working as a security guard patted down Hardy for weapons, he felt something…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Durden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Jimmy Gooden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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