Legal Opinion
Fortson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 6, 2003No. S03A1169Published
1Opinion of the Court
587 S.E.2d 39 (2003)
277 Ga. 164
FORTSON
v.
The STATE.
No. S03A1169.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
October 6, 2003.
Cook, Noell, Bates & Michael, Edward D. Tolley, Ronald E. Houser, Athens, for appellant.
Robert W. Lavender, Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Jason C. Fisher, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
FLETCHER, Chief Justice.
A jury in Madison County convicted Tracy Lea Fortson of malice murder and related crimes for the killing of Douglas Benton.[1] Because we find that Fortson was denied the effective assistance of counsel when her attorney unnecessarily used a peremptory strike on a juror…
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Martinez-SalazarSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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