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Blount v. State

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  • 814 S.E.2d 372

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  • rejecting ineffectiveness claim based on failure to object to misstatement of law because the jury was presumed to follow the correct instructions of the law provided by the trial court
  • “Thus, to show prejudice, (Appellant) would need to demonstrate that it was reasonably probable that (the Government
  • no deficient performance where, despite appellant’s contention otherwise, counsel did object
  • where defendant contended that counsel was ineffective for failure to exhaust peremptory strikes and remove a juror for potential bias, defendant failed to demonstrate prejudice because the juror was eventually removed from the jury for cause and thus played no role in the jury's verdicts
  • where defendant contended that counsel was ineffective for failure to exhaust peremptory strikes and remove a juror for potential bias, defendant failed to demonstrate prejudice because the juror was eventually removed from the jury for cause and thus played no role in the jury’s verdicts

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Judges: Hunstein

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