Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 2016No. A16A0071PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Ernest Lee Hicks was convicted of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) (2013)) and simple battery (OCGA § 16-5-23 (2013)) as a lesser included offense of the aggra-vatedbattery charge.1 Hicks appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in (1) admitting his statements to police; (2) admitting evidence of the warrantless search of his residence; and (3) failing to merge his convictions. Hicks also contends that his trial counsel was constitutionally deficient for failing to object to venue for…
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