Bass v. State

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to address whether the Court of Appeals correctly analyzed the ineffective assistance of counsel claim made by appellant Ronald Bass based on defense counsel’s failure to object when the trial court allowed the county sheriff, who was the lead investigative officer and witness for the State, to serve as bailiff during Bass’s trial. Bass v. State, 288 Ga. App. 690 (2) (a) (655 SE2d 303) (2007). We conclude that defense counsel performed deficiently *90by failing to object and that Bass’s right to a fair trial was prejudiced when the…