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BALLARD v. STATE

No. S06A1620.

637 S.E.2d 401 (2006)

BALLARD v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Turchiarelli, Marietta, for Appellant.

Patrick H. Head, Dist. Atty., Jesse David Evans, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Amelia Greeson Pray, Asst. Dist. Atty., Jason Charles Fisher, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

SEARS, Chief Justice.

Cora Ballard was convicted in 2005 of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing death of Michael Henderson.1 Ballard appeals, arguing that her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to pursue a battered woman syndrome defense, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain her convictions. Finding no merit to these contentions, we affirm.

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