Legal Opinion
Ellis v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 31, 2008No. A08A0436PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
657 S.E.2d 562 (2008)
ELLIS
v.
The STATE.
No. A08A0436.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
January 31, 2008.
Sexton, Key & Hendrix, Joseph Scott Key, for Appellant.
Tommy Kenneth Floyd, Dist. Atty., McDonough, Sandra Graves Rivers, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Appellee.
BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Alfonso Ellis was convicted on two counts of child molestation[1] and one count of aggravated sexual battery.[2] He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance and that the State withheld exculpatory evidence in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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