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COLLINS v. STATE

S19A0809.

831 S.E.2d 765 (2019)

COLLINS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 5, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Joel Bergstrom, Jr. , Justin Wyatt and Associates, Woodstock, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law, Atlanta, Michael Scott Carlson , General Counsel, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Decatur, John Richard Edwards , A.D.A., John Stuart Melvin , District Attorney, Cobh County District Attorney's Office, Marietta, Scott Orion Teague , Assistant Attorney General, Douglas County District Attorney Office, Douglasville, Attorneys for the Appellee.

Appellant Casey Collins was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the strangling death of his 78-year-old grandfather, Edward Ronald Smith. On appeal, he contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to investigate and present evidence that he was sexually abused by...

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