Taylor v. State (Majority, with Concurring)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of capital murder in the death of Odilon Guerrero during an aggravated robbery. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief, asserting that his trial counsel was ineffective for incorrectly identifying letters used to impeach a witness for the State and for failing to call two witnesses. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant was not prejudiced by his attorney's cross examination of the State's witness; and (2) Appellant did not show he was prejudiced by his trial counsel's failure to call the two witnesses.
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