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HUGHES v. STATE

No. S11A0088.

709 S.E.2d 764 (2011)

289 Ga. 98

HUGHES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Z. Brown , Marietta, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker , Attorney General, Patrick H. Head , District Attorney, Grady A. Moore , John Richard Edwards , Asst. Dist. Attys., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Reggie Allen Lampkin , Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

MELTON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Brian Hughes was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault for killing his wife by running her over with a car.1 On appeal, Hughes contends that (1) the trial court erred by failing to grant him a continuance after he announced that he was not ready to proceed to trial, and (2) his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

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