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JONES v. STATE

S17A1526.

810 S.E.2d 140 (2018)

JONES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 5, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Richard Parker , GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER, STANDARDS COUNCIL, P.O. Box 1045, Bainbridge, Georgia 39818-1045, Katherine Lynn Dodd , Southwest Georgia Conflict Division-GPDC, 510 W. Lamar St., 2nd Floor Americus, Georgia 31079, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Matthew David O'Brien , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Gregory W. Edwards , District Attorney, Kathryn O. Fallin , A.D.A., DOUGHERTY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, P.O. Box 1827 Albany, Georgia 31702, Attorneys for the Appellee.

Hiram Jones was tried by a Dougherty County jury and convicted of felony murder and armed robbery in connection with the stabbing death of J.M. "Jake" King.1 On appeal, Jones contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his trial lawyer opened a door for the prosecution...

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