Supreme Court of Georgia· 2/10/2020

State v. Lane

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838 S.E.2d 808
308 Ga. 10

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holding that “Georgia courts considering whether a criminal defendant is entitled to a new trial should consider collectively the prejudicial effect of trial court errors”
holding that the prejudicial effect of multiple evidentiary errors must be considered cumulatively
holding that at least as to evidentiary issues, this Court must “consider collectively the prejudicial effect, if any, of trial court errors, along with the prejudice caused by any deficient performance of counsel”
specifying that “a defendant who wishes to take advantage of the [cumulative- error rule] should explain to the reviewing court just how he was prejudiced by the cumulative effect of multiple errors”
comparing standard for prejudice from deficient performance by counsel with standard for nonconstitutional harmless error
rejecting contention that trial court abused its discretion by not submitting to the jury special interrogatories on mental capacity

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