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Arnold v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 7, 2013No. S12A1669PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

Jesse Lamar Arnold was tried by an Athens-Clarke County jury and convicted of the aggravated stalking and aggravated assault of his estranged wife, Lakeisha, and the murder of Eric Mattox. Arnold appeals, contending only that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel because his lawyer, he says, did not adequately investigate his mental health in her preparation for trial. We find no merit in this contention and affirm the judgment below.1

*2691. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Arnold and Lakeisha separated in August 1999.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Brockman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Mims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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