Legal Opinion
Rouse v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 2008No. A08A2321PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Chatham County jury found Lemuel Rouse guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of kidnapping with bodily injury, OCGA § 16-5-40; three counts of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2); two counts of aggravated battery, OCGA § 16-5-24 (a); and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in failing to merge some of his convictions and in finding that trial counsel’s representation of him did not constitute ineffective assistance. For the following…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Drinkard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Grier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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