STANFORD v. STEWART

No. S01A1190.

554 S.E.2d 480 (2001)

274 Ga. 468

STANFORD v. STEWART.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus C. Chamblee, Alpharetta, for appellant.

W. Dennis Mullis, Cochran, Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Ruth M. Bebko, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

We granted Jerome Stanford a certificate of probable cause to appeal from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because Stanford has demonstrated that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, both at trial and on appeal, we reverse.

A jury convicted Stanford of one count of arson in the first degree based on evidence that he intentionally set fire to the apartment residence of his girlfriend. His conviction was affirmed...

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