Legal Opinion
Battles v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 7, 2011No. S11A1181PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Justice.
Appellant Rodney Ennis Battles was convicted of malice murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Shamshamer “Rocky” Tucker.1 He appeals asserting, inter alia, trial counsel was ineffective because he impeached his own witness, Dr. Cindy Gartmond, with a first offender guilty plea. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. Viewing the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict, as we are bound to do, we find the following: At about 1:00 a.m., on Sunday, July 2, 2006, Tucker and his wife, Rupinder “Ruby” Tucker, arrived at their home after closing the family…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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