MELTON v. STATE

No. A96A1280.

474 S.E.2d 640 (1996)

222 Ga. App. 555

MELTON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied August 20, 1996.

Certiorari Denied November 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones & Heard, Derek H. Jones, Decatur, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, Dist. Atty., Joan V. Bloom, Debra H. Bernes, Nancy I. Jordan, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.


RUFFIN, Judge.

A jury convicted Walter Keith Melton of rape and sodomy. He appeals the judgment of conviction with seven enumerations of error. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. Melton first contends trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to present any evidence to substantiate Melton's alibi defense for the May 11, 1979 rape. After a hearing in which trial counsel testified, the trial court determined...

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