The Supreme Court of Georgia is scheduled to hear oral arguments on a Forsyth County child molestation and sexual battery case on Tuesday.
The State is appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals ruling that threw out Ray K. Walley's 2006 conviction.
Walley successfully argued in 2013 that his lawyer in a previous appeal was ineffective. He claimed the first appeal attorney failed to argue that his trial attorney was also ineffective for not informing him that the State had offered him a plea deal, according to a case summary from the Georgia Supreme Court.
Citing a U.S. Supreme Court case, the Georgia Attorney General's office argues Walley failed to prove his attorney's actions affected the outcome of the trial.
Walley’s attorney argues the habeas judge's order was sufficient to grant relief to Mr. Walley, according to the summary.
During his 2006 trial, Walley was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation of a 12-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 20 years to serve 15 behind bars.
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