Albert v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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…
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