253 Ga. App. 512 - Nichols v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
September 2013
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rivers v. State · Hammond v. State · King v. State · 251 Ga. App. 377 - Baker v. State · Drillers Service, Inc. v. Moody
Most-quoted passages
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“A strong presumption exists that counsel's conduct fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. And where trial counsel does not testify at the motion for new trial hearing, it is extremely difficult to overcome this presumption.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“in the absence of testimony to the contrary, counsel's actions are presumed strategic.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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