EMILIO v. STATE

No. A03A1489.

588 S.E.2d 797 (2003)

263 Ga. App. 604

EMILIO v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 10, 2003.


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.


MILLER, Judge.

In the second appearance of this case, Ricardo C. Emilio appeals his conviction on one count of trafficking in amphetamine, contending that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. As the record reveals that trial counsel's admission of bad character evidence was deficient performance, and that there is a reasonable probability that such deficiency prejudiced Emilio's defense, we reverse.

In a prior opinion, we affirmed Emilio's conviction...

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