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STATE v. MOORE

No. A12A1502.

733 S.E.2d 418 (2012)

318 Ga. App. 118

The STATE v. MOORE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Porter , Franklin Pearson Clark , Samantha Routh , for Appellant.

Sharon Lee Hopkins , for Appellee.

McFADDEN, Judge.

A jury convicted Lawrence Benjamin Moore, Jr. of the rape of J.S. But the trial court granted a new trial, finding that Moore had been denied the effective assistance of counsel. The state had improperly commented on Moore's pre-arrest silence, but defense counsel had failed to object. The state appeals. The state contends, notwithstanding that Moore later voluntarily turned himself in, that its improper...

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