ARELLANO v. STATE

No. A10A0068.

698 S.E.2d 362 (2010)

ARELLANO v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Erickson, for Arellano.

Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, Dist. Atty., Deborah D. Wellborn, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


BERNES, Judge.

Rolando Arellano was convicted by a jury of trafficking cocaine in an amount greater than 200 grams.1 He argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance because she failed to object to statements made by a prosecution witness regarding Arellano's post-arrest silence. While we agree that the testimony was improper and Arellano's counsel was deficient in failing to...

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