Supreme Court of Georgia
Cooper v. State
April 8, 2025321 Ga. 349
Summary
The court affirmed Cooper's convictions, holding that the superior court retained jurisdiction because an indictment charging murder was returned within 180 days of his detention, even though a superseding indictment was returned later. The court also rejected Cooper's ineffective-assistance claim because, even assuming counsel performed deficiently by filing the plea in bar late, Cooper could not show prejudice: the trial court considered and denied the plea on its merits, and the jurisdictional argument lacked merit.