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JOINER v. STATE

No. A00A1415.

537 S.E.2d 792 (2000)

245 Ga. App. 415

JOINER v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Summer & Summer, Elizabeth B. Reisman, Gainsville, for appellant.

Lydia J. Sartain, District Attorney, Jason J. Deal, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

MILLER, Judge.

Convicted of shoplifting, Linda Simpson Joiner moved for a new trial on the ground that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. After a hearing, the trial court denied the motion, and Joiner appeals. We affirm.

Under Strickland v. Washington,1 Joiner must show that her counsel's performance was, in specified instances, deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced her defense. The trial court...

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