McDaniel seeking new trial
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Clate McDaniel, left, is seeking a new trial after he filed a motion stating his then-attorney Davis Whittelsey did not give him fair counsel for many reasons.

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Clate McDaniel has asked the courts to grant him a new trial after he was convicted in June 2018 of murdering Norman Crayton.

In a motion filed last week, McDaniel states his then-attorney Davis Whittelsey did not provide him “effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Constitution.”

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.