Legal Opinion
Tyner v. the State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2015No. A15A1342PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Presiding Judge.
A Muscogee County jury found Paul Tyner guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of two counts of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1 (a) (1); two counts of aggravated sodomy, OCGA § 16-6-2 (a) (2); and two counts of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1.1 Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Tyner appeals, contending, inter alia, that he was deprived of his right to counsel at trial. For the reasons explained below, we reverse.
Pertinently to Tyner’s claims of error, the record shows the following. Tyner’s appointed counsel represented him during pretrial proceedings and appeared for him…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Gilreath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Clarke v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Thaxton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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