Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 2007No. A07A0861PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Chief Judge.

In the second appearance of this case, Ashley Francis appeals her DUI conviction contending that she was denied effective assistance of counsel. In a prior opinion, we affirmed Francis’ conviction, but remanded the case for a hearing on the motion for new trial issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. Francis v. State, 275 Ga. App. 164 (620 SE2d 431) (2005) (.Francis I). Subsequently, the trial court denied Francis’ motion for new trial, and it is from that order that she appeals. Because we find that Francis has not established ineffective assistance under the standard…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Bruce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Scapin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Eichelberger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. Humphrey, Warden v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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