· 3/7/2016
Rollf v. Carter
Citations
- 298 Ga. 557
- 784 S.E.2d 341
- 2016 Ga. LEXIS 195
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that the appellant failed to show prejudice when he “did not have the blood tested post-trial” and thus “has not shown that [blood testing] would have been favorable to his defense”
- “Mere speculation about what the evidence would have shown had it actually been obtained does not satisfy the requirement of showing [Strickland] prejudice.”
- “Mere speculation about what the evidence would have shown had it actually been obtained does not satisfy the requirement of showing prejudice.”
- because defendant “did not have the blood tested post-trial,” he “fail[ed] to demonstrate prejudice”
- evidence of victim’s membership in a gang
- evidence of victim’s membership in a gang
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Judges: Blackwell
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