CRAWFORD v. STATE

28736.

232 Ga. 71 (1974)

205 S.E.2d 276

CRAWFORD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanier, Powell, Cooper & Cooper, L. E. Maioriello, for appellant.

Richard E. Allen, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William F. Bartee, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Thomas P. Burke, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction in Richmond Superior Court of armed robbery and motor vehicle theft. The appellant was tried by a jury on May 15, 1973, and was found guilty of both offenses. The appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that as a result thereof his constitutional rights were violated.

The record shows that the appellant was arrested in June, 1972, and that Mr. Joseph DeWitt was appointed by...

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