Pearson v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Gregory Pearson was convicted by jury on: five counts of armed robbery; two counts of burglary; one count of aggravated assault; and six counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with robberies in two motel rooms in Valdosta, Georgia. He appealed, arguing: (1) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to evidence of three witnesses’ identification of Appellant at a roadside “showup;” (2) the trial court erred and his counsel was ineffective relating to the admission into evidence a surveillance video, because the video was authenticated by his accomplice, LaQuita Frazier, and Frazier identified him on the video; and (3) the lack of a transcript of voir dire, opening statements, and closing arguments violated his constitutional right to due process. Finding no merit to any of these claims, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed his convictions.
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