Sleeth v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

This appeal is the second appearance of this case before the Court of Appeals. In Sleeth v. State, 197 Ga. App. 349 (398 SE2d 298) (1990), we affirmed William Eric Sleeth’s convictions for burglary, arson, and possession of marijuana, but remanded the case to the trial court for a hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. The trial court held the requisite hearing and decided the question adversely to Sleeth, denying his motion for new trial. He appeals.

At trial, evidence was adduced that appellant and Deborah Thompson were romantically involved…