TAYLOR v. STATE

No. A01A2012.

559 S.E.2d 499 (2002)

253 Ga. App. 468

TAYLOR v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd J. Matthews, for appellant.

Tommy K. Floyd, Dist. Atty., James L. Wright, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Chief Judge.

Appellant John Willard Taylor was convicted by a jury of robbery. He appeals, arguing both that one of the State's witnesses improperly commented on his exercise of his right to remain silent and also that his trial counsel's failure to object to the witness's improper comment rendered his assistance ineffective. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. The statement about which Taylor complains, italicized below, was made in...

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