Harris v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of and sentenced for felony murder predicated on the underlying felony of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shooting of the victim. On appeal, defendant asserted that he was denied ineffective assistance of trial counsel when counsel failed to understand and challenge expert testimony regarding how far gunpowder could travel and when counsel neglected to request a jury instruction as to whether the felony underlying his felony murder conviction was inherently dangerous. The court held that counsel's strategic decision to not contradict the expert's testimony and counsel's failure to request an inherently dangerous charge did not prejudice the defense. Accordingly, the court found no error and affirmed the judgment.
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