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BATES v. STATE

S21A1188.

867 S.E.2d 140 (2022)

BATES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: January 4, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Ruth Towne , Clark & Towne, P.C., 1755 North Brown Road, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Kathleen Leona McCanless , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Patricia Jean Brooks , A.D.A., Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 652 Barrow Park Drive, Suite A, Winder, Georgia 30680, James Bradley Smith , District Attorney, Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 5000 Jackson Parkway, Suite 160, Jefferson, Georgia 30549, for Appellee.

Appellant Larry Bates was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of his neighbor, Paul Wilson, and Wilson's dog. On appeal, Appellant raises four enumerations of error alleging ineffective assistance of counsel: (1) trial counsel pursued meritless defenses; (2) trial counsel failed to file...

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