242 Ga. App. 177 - Mitchell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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1. “[t]he State, like any other party, has the right to conduct a thorough and sifting cross-examination and to pursue the specifics of a topic [that a defendant has] introduced. Because [Fullwood] opened the door to this line of questioning during his direct testimony [about his failure to come forward to police], he cannot now complain that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object. Because such an objection would not have been sustained, [Fullwood] has failed to establish that trial counsel’s performance was deficient. The trial court [therefore] did not err in concluding that [Fullwood’s] trial counsel was not ineffective due to his failure to object to the cross-examination outlined above. 10”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 304 Ga. App. 341 - Fullwood v. State