Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 29, 1992No. A92A1153PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Stephenson’s sole challenge to his conviction for trafficking in cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31, is that court-appointed trial counsel was constitutionally deficient under state and federal standards.
Only the Sixth Amendment right was invoked and ruled on below, so the benefit of counsel guaranteed by the state constitution, 1983 Ga. Const., Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XIV, is not before us. White v. State, 174 Ga. App. 699, 701 (3) (331 SE2d 72) (1985). In addition, appellant makes no independent argument regarding the state constitution and cites no state authority. He relies exclusively…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Mosier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Rowland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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