White v. Smith

Melton, Justice.

In White v. State, 257 Ga. App. 861 (572 SE2d 692) (2002), the Court of Appeals affirmed Gregory White’s 1998 convictions for burglary, theft by taking, and theft by receiving. In February 2005, the habeas court ruled that White had received ineffective assistance from his appellate counsel and ordered that White be granted “a new appeal on any issue.” We granted review to determine whether it is now incumbent upon the habeas court to (1) award petitioner a new trial, or (2) undertake an analysis of trial court error to determine whether a new trial is appropriate.

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