308 Ga. App. 45 - Robinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “[T]he mere existence of a defendant’s right to confront a witness at trial cannot be taken to mean that it is always in his interest to do so. A defendant’s confrontation rights are not violated by his own counsel’s failure to call a child molestation victim to the stand if that victim is available to testify at trial. Williams v. State, 290 Ga. App. 841, 842 (1) ( 660 SE2d 740 ) (2008). It is also clear that a decision as to whether a witness should testify is within “the realm of specific decisions regarding trial strategy” to which we afford “wide discretion.” Muller v. State, 284 Ga. 70, 72 ( 663 SE2d 206 ) (2008).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Henry v. State

2. “[m]otions for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence are not favored and are addressed to the sole discretion of the trial judge, which will not be controlled unless abused.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 Ga. App. 58 - Jeremy Ryan Hilley v. State

3. “a new trial will not be granted if the only effect of the evidence will be to impeach the credit of a witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 Ga. App. 58 - Jeremy Ryan Hilley v. State