Legal Opinion

Hunt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 21, 1974No. 49607PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Clark, Judge.

Does failure of counsel in a misdemeanor case to require reporting of the trial proceedings amount to ineffective assistance of counsel? Does a trial court abuse *549its discretion in failing to require reporting of a misdemeanor trial where the accused faces a potential sentence of two years imprisonment? These interesting questions are the principal points raised by appellant’s counsel in seeking a reversal of two concurrent twelve-months sentences imposed upon defendant following conviction on two misdemeanors, pointing a pistol at another and criminal trespass. These queries are…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Smith v. ForresterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mullins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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