Supreme Court of Georgia

Gude v. the State.

August 5, 2019831 S.E.2d 807

Summary

The court affirmed Gude's convictions and sentence, holding that a duplicate recording of a voicemail was admissible because Gude did not challenge its authenticity or show unfairness in using the duplicate. It also rejected both ineffective-assistance claims because a suppression motion would have been meritless absent police involvement, and the proposed expert testimony was speculative and did not establish prejudice.