Legal Opinion
Jeffries v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 30, 2000No. S00A0527PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
The appellant, James Jeffries, was convicted of the malice murder of Vanessa Sanderson, of burglary, and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. On appeal, he contends, among other things, that the trial court erred in ruling against his claim that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no merit either to this contention or to the other contentions that Jeffries raises, we affirm.
Jeffries and the victim met in 1993. At that time, the victim had a one-year-old child from a previous relationship. After dating for a period of time,…
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