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NORTHINGTON v. STATE

No. A07A1882.

650 S.E.2d 760 (2007)

NORTHINGTON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Johnson, for appellant.

Charles Alan Spahos, Solicitor-General, Gilbert A. Crosby, Assistant Solicitor-General, Margaret L. Gilmore, for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial and the denial of his motion for new trial, Northington appeals his conviction for battery, arguing that his initial counsel below falsely assured him that his case would not be tried until counsel's six-month suspension from practicing law had expired, and that therefore counsel would represent Northington at trial. In fact, another attorney had to represent Northington at trial when the trial took place during the...

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