Legal Opinion

Goodall v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 14, 2006No. A05A2350PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Sweet v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Bissell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mattox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Mobley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Brockington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Jernigan v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Mattox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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