Burns v. State

320 Ga. 320

FINAL COPY S23G1192. BURNS v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. “The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that, ‘(i)n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.’” Adams v. State, 317 Ga. 342, 350(2) ( 893 SE2d 85) (2023) (quoting U. S. Const. Amend. VI). “It is well established that the right to counsel protected by the Sixth Amendment is the right to the effective assistance of counsel.”

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(citation and punctuation omitted). And “[t]he Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of…