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DINKINS v. STATE

No. A08A0978.

671 S.E.2d 299 (2008)

DINKINS v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 13, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Floyd, for appellant.

Howard Z. Simms, District Attorney, Dorothy V. Hull, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Willie Dinkins appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for armed robbery. Following the denial of his amended motion for new trial,1 he asserts the general grounds, the State's improper use of his pre-arrest and post-arrest silence for impeachment purposes, and his trial counsel's ineffectiveness in failing to object to the State's questioning on this point. We find no error and affirm.

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