Legal Opinion

The State v. Walker.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 17, 2019No. A19A0198PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reese, Judge.

*168 The State of Georgia appeals from the trial court's grant of the motion for new trial 1 filed by Christopher Walker, who had been convicted of burglary, criminal trespass, and two counts of armed robbery following a jury trial. 2 The court granted a new trial based on its conclusion that Walker received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his counsel's failure to file a particularized motion to suppress. The State contends that Walker's trial counsel made a strategic decision not to file a motion to suppress and that, even if counsel had provided deficient representation,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Grier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Hartsfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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