PAULDO v. STATE

S23A0654.

893 S.E.2d 633 (2023)

PAULDO v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer Lee Fredericks , Georgia Public Defender Council, P.O. Box 2068, Dublin, Georgia 31021, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Michael Alexander Oldham , Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Cheryl Banks Hightower , Senior A.D.A., Robert Brandon Faircloth , A.D.A., Louie Craig Fraser , District Attorney, Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 2029, Dublin, Georgia 31040, for Appellee.


Appellant Raekwon Pauldo was convicted of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Jacquel Smith.1 On appeal, Pauldo contends that his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by (1) failing to adequately prepare the defense of accident, (2) failing to limit testimony...

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