Legal Opinion

Ray v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 22, 1987No. 74539PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Ray was convicted by a Tift County jury on four counts of child molestation. He received four concurrent 15-year sentences (5 to serve, with the balance on probation) and was ordered to undergo psychological counseling and treatment both during and after his incarceration. He appeals from this judgment, enumerating as error the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, which he had based on the general grounds and the alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, he alleges that counsel called no witnesses for the trial and presented no…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Brogdon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Dawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Waddell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Dawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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