Yancey v. Georgia
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Appellant Derrick Yancey was tried by jury and convicted of the murder of his wife, Lynda Yancey, the murder of a day laborer whom Appellant had employed, Marcial Puluc, and the unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. On appeal, Appellant contended that the trial court erred when it admitted testimony at trial and allowed the prosecuting attorney to make arguments in summation that referred to Appellant having exercised his right to remain silent, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel to the extent that his lawyers failed to object to such testimony and argument, and that the trial court erred when it refused at a hearing on his motion for new trial to hear expert testimony that he offered in support of another claim of ineffective assistance. Upon review of the record and briefs, the Supreme Court saw no error and affirmed.
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