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SAWYER v. STATE

S19A1341.

839 S.E.2d 582 (2020)

SAWYER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 28, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Horne Petrey DeKalb County Public Defender's Office, Decatur, 320 Church Street, Georgia 30030, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Matthew Blackwell Crowder , Assistant Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law 40 Capitol Square, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Emily Kathleen Richardson , Deputy Chief A.D.A., Sherry Boston , District Attorney, Destiny H. Bryant , Elizabeth Haase Brock , A.D.A., DeKalb County District Attorney's Office 556 N. McDonough Street, Suite 700, Decatur, Georgia 30030, for Appellee.

In July 2016, a jury found Devin Sawyer guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the death of Michael Weeks, Jr.1 Sawyer appeals, contending that his trial counsel's assistance was ineffective because counsel (1) did not object to a witness' purported comments on Sawyer's credibility...

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