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HILLS v. STATE

S19A0866.

833 S.E.2d 515 (2019)

HILLS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: September 23, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lawrence Persse , 202 Wedgefield Crossing, Savannah, Georgia 31405, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Paula Khristian Smith , Christopher M. Carr , Meghan Hobbs Hill , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Margaret Ellen Heap , Greg McConnell , Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 2309, Savannah, Georgia 31402, for Appellee.

Roman Eugene Hills was convicted of malice murder in connection with the 2014 strangulation, beating, and stabbing death of his live-in girlfriend, Beverly Jones. He appeals, asserting error in the trial court's exclusion of a defense witness' testimony and two instances of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons...

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