Springs v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant was charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Appellant was convicted of all three charges and sentenced to death on the murder charge. Thereafter, Appellant filed a timely petition for postconviction relief, as well as an amended petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to (1) interview or call Appellant's son as a mitigation witness during sentencing; (2) object to the prosecutor's statements in closing argument; (3) object to the State's admission of an aggravator that Appellant had committed a prior violent felony; (4) object to the admission of written victim-impact statements; (5) conduct voir dire on the issue of race; and (6) sufficiently explain his right to present uncomplimentary evidence about the victim during the penalty phase where, in support of this claim, Appellant presented only conclusory allegations.
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