Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 24, 2009No. A09A1550PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

Following a bench trial, the Superior Court of Toombs County convicted Kenneth Jacobs of six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in violation of OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that he voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to a jury trial and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in favor of the court’s judgment, 1 the evidence showed the following relevant facts. On January 2, 2007, Ola Mae McClain,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Cargill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Grier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Mantooth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. McIlwain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  3. Seitman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Barr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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