Legal Opinion

Paul v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 20, 2002No. A02A0998PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

A Liberty County jury found Delores S. Paul guilty of armed robbery. She appeals, claiming that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. So viewed, the evidence shows that 86-year-old Molly Ashmore drove to a Wal-Mart store on the morning of January 19, 2001. Paul parked next to Ashmore. Ash-more went into the store and returned to her car pushing a buggy. As Ashmore reached…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Castaneira v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Mallon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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