Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 31, 2005No. A05A0552PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Fulton County jury found James Powell guilty of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1, and sexual battery, OCGA § 16-6-22.1. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, raising the general grounds and claiming he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows the following. During the evening of March 8, 1996, Willie Carson visited the victim, an elderly woman who lived in his neighborhood. Because the victim had trouble walking, Carson checked on her regularly to see…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Glass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Boyt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Grier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Hargrove v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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