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SCOTT v. STATE

S17A0524.

802 S.E.2d 211 (2017)

SCOTT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: June 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt Allen Worthington , Fleming & Nelson, LLP, P.O. Box 2208, Evans, Georgia 30809, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael Alexander Oldham , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Joshua Bradley Smith , A.D.A., Henry Wayne Syms, Jr. , District Attorney, Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 2400, Augusta, Georgia 30901, for Appellee.

Appellant Windy Scott ("Appellant") challenges her convictions for malice murder and a gun crime in connection with the shooting death of William Scott ("Scott"). Appellant claims that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel for her trial. We conclude that Appellant's trial counsel performed deficiently in not seeking...

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