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Herrington v. State

Citations

  • 645 S.E.2d 29
  • 285 Ga. App. 4
  • 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 988
  • 2007 Ga. App. LEXIS 314

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  • without potential witness’s testimony or “a legally acceptable substitute” for it, defendant cannot show a reasonable probability that outcome of trial would have been different
  • trial counsel’s failure to present evidence cannot be deemed prejudicial “in the absence of a showing that such evidence would have been relevant and favorable to the defendant”
  • “The failure of trial counsel to employ evidence cannot be deemed to be prejudicial in the absence of a showing that such evidence would have been relevant and favorable to the defendant”
  • “The failure of trial counsel to employ evidence cannot be deemed to be prejudicial in the absence of a showing that such evidence would have been relevant and favorable to the defendant.”
  • \The failure of trial counsel to employ evidence cannot be deemed to be prejudicial in the absence of a showing that such evidence would have been relevant and favorable to the defendant.\ (footnote omitted)

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Judges: Mikell, Blackburn, Adams

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