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EDWARDS v. LEWIS

No. S07A1591.

658 S.E.2d 116 (2008)

EDWARDS v. LEWIS, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Edwards, Alamo, pro se.

David Allan Zisook, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Sarah L. Gerwig-Moore, Mercer Law School, Macon, amicus appellant.

SEARS, Chief Justice.

In 2002, Michael Edwards filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his 2001 conviction for cocaine possession. According to Edwards, his trial and appellate attorneys provided constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel because they were laboring under an actual conflict of interest that significantly affected their representation of him. The habeas court denied the petition after finding that there was no actual conflict...

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