O'Melia v. State

Weltner, Justice.

O’Melia was convicted in the Superior Court of Glynn County of the offense of aggravated battery, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 20 years.

His appeal consists of a single enumeration of error: “The Court erred in failing to grant O’Melia a new trial based on his counsel’s conflict of interest.”

The jurisdiction of this court is based upon the constitutional contention of ineffective assistance of counsel.

1. The record of the case discloses that O’Melia’s counsel at the time of the trial was Solicitor of the State Court of Glynn County, having responsibility for…