• Hatfield v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maryann Blend, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, District Attorney, and Teresa Klein District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0490

    The defendant failed to show that the outcome of his trial would have been different absent his trial counsel's deficiency in failing to investigate whether the defendant was suffering from a delusi

  • Irving v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-04-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Alexander, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick Head, D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorneys, and Amelia Pray District Attorney's Office, Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A12A2327

    The defendant's 40-year sentence on her convictions arising from the beating of her 3-year-old daughter fell within the statutory range for each offense and was not disproporti