Taylor v. State
Annotate this CaseA jury found Appellant guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her three children. Appellant was sentenced to death for his crimes. Appellant subsequently filed a motion for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing regarding some of Appellant's claims, the motion court overruled his motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to make a sufficient showing to support Strickland v. Washington's prejudice prong because of the overwhelming evidence presented that established his guilt, and therefore, the motion court did not err in overruling the motion.
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