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Wilson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 21, 2005No. A05A0141PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Charles Wilson was convicted of possession of cocaine. With the assistance of his appointed trial lawyer, he moved for a new trial on the general grounds. After the trial court denied the motion, Wilson filed a notice of appeal pro se. With the assistance of a new attorney, he filed an appellate brief seeking to overturn his conviction based on claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that his trial attorney was ineffective in, among other things, failing to raise a chain of custody objection to admission of the cocaine he allegedly possessed.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Rucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Herndon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Concepcion v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tillman v. MasseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Stringer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Copeland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Kelley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Franklin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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