Goodall v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
Samuel Howard Goodall was indicted by a Fayette County grand jury for the offenses of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated sexual battery. A jury found him not guilty of kidnapping and guilty on the remaining charges. Following the denial of his amended motion for new trial, 1 he appeals, raising the general grounds and contending that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the…
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