Legal Opinion

Peavy v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 29, 1994No. A94A0552PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Anthony Peavy did not directly appeal his 1990 burglary conviction, but was granted an out-of-time appeal in a habeas corpus proceeding. After the out-of-time appeal was granted, Peavy did not file a motion for a new trial, but instead filed the instant appeal, in which his sole claim is that his trial counsel was ineffective. “[A] claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may not be asserted in an out-of-time appeal unless appellate counsel pursues a motion for new trial, subsequent to the grant of the out-of-time appeal, in which the issue is raised and resolved by means of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Snell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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