Richardson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Jerry John Richardson’s conviction of incest and two counts of sodomy involving his stepdaughter was affirmed by the Supreme Court in Richardson v. State, 256 Ga. 746 (353 SE2d 342) (1987). Because Richardson’s newly retained appellate counsel raised for the first time in that appeal the contention that Richardson had been denied effective assistance of counsel, the Supreme Court remanded the case to the trial court for, inter alia, “a hearing and appropriate findings with respect to the claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.” Id. at 748 (8). After a hearing and…