Phillips v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseA jury found Christopher Phillips guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer. On appeal, Phillips contended he received ineffective assistance of counsel for counsel's failure to object to the admission of certain evidence at trial. Finding that in light of the overwhelming evidence of Phillips' guilt on the other counts upon which he was found guilty, the Supreme Court concluded there was no reasonable probability the outcome in this case would have been more favorable had counsel objected to State's evidence in the manner that Phillips claimed he should have.
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