Legal Opinion
Black v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1994No. S94A0778PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Robert Leonard Black seeks a new trial based on his claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and a defective indictment. Black was convicted of murder, aggravated assault on a police officer, and other crimes and sentenced to death. On appeal, this court reversed his death sentence because the jury verdict failed to include an essential element, but deferred ruling on whether he waived the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. See Black v. State, 261 Ga. 791, 797-798 (410 SE2d 740) (1991), cert. denied,_U.S__(113 SC 118, 121 LE2d 74) (1992). The trial court on…
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