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SHIFLETT v. STATE

No. S98A1497.

509 S.E.2d 633 (1998)

270 Ga. 308

SHIFLETT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

December 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teddy Lee Henley, Gale and Henley, P.C., Lindale, for Paul Douglas Shiflett.

James Richard Osborne, Dist. Atty., Grover Hudgins, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Jayson Phillips, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Paul Douglas Shiflett of malice murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and cruelty to animals.1 He appeals, contending that his trial counsel was ineffective. Because Shiflett has not established that his counsel's performance was deficient, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that Shiflett and...

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