Legal Opinion

Albert v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 15, 2006No. A06A1805PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

A jury found Gordon Albert guilty but mentally ill of stalking three residents of the home where he once lived. On appeal, he argues that trial counsel was ineffective. We find no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the record shows that a couple ran a personal care home for men with mental disabilities. While Albert was still a resident of the home, he began paying inappropriate attention to the couple’s daughter, a minor, as when he attempted to give her a bag of trash containing what he called his “medals.” After Albert left the home, he…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Fargason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Whitus v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Gathuru v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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