Dresbach v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseIrwin Dresbach appealed his convictions for felony murder and other crimes in connection with the 2014 shooting death of Jennifer Gatewood. Dresbach argued on appeal that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to explain adequately the strength of the evidence against him, causing Dresbach to proceed to trial instead of accepting the State’s plea offer. After review, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed, finding that Dresbach failed to establish a reasonable probability that he would have accepted the State’s plea offer but for trial counsel’s alleged deficiency.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.