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LAWSON v. STATE

No. S02A0151.

561 S.E.2d 72 (2002)

274 Ga. 866

LAWSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Gratz Jr., Tifton, for appellee.

Paul Bowden, Dist Atty., Bradford L. Rigby, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Tammie J. Philbrick, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Jesse Christopher Lawson was convicted of felony murder in the beating death of Hollis Goddard. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial1 asserting that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Evidence was adduced at trial that on the night of July 6, 1994 appellant went to the trailer home of...

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