Legal Opinion

Willingham v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 19, 1975No. 50163PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Webb, Judge.

Rufus Willingham was indicted, tried and convicted for selling heroin and cocaine in violation of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act (Code Ann. Ch. 79A-8), and he appeals to this court. Held:

1. Enumeration of error 3 complains that "Appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel as required by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and Art. I, Par. V of the Constitution of Georgia.” We find no merit in this enumeration.

The record clearly indicates that over a period of time before the case was finally tried defendant Willingham was given…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cofer v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Long v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Loder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Graddy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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