Legal Opinion
Hall v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 26, 1993No. A93A1763PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
In a two-count indictment, the appellant, Ricky Hall, was charged with selling cocaine on July 9, 1992, and July 15, 1992, in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Upon the advice of his retained counsel, Hall subsequently pled guilty to both counts and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment on each, to serve five concurrently, with the remaining five years to be served on probation.
On January 4, 1993, the day that Hall was scheduled to begin serving his sentence, Hall moved the court for a new trial. In addition to asserting the general grounds in the motion,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Birge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Tarwater v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Curry v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Braswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Hutchison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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