Oliphant v. Georgia
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Appellant Marcus Oliphant was convicted of malice murder and 15 other offenses in connection with a 2006 armed robbery and shooting at a mobile home park in Carrollton. Appellant challenged his convictions and sentences, claiming that the evidence was insufficient on some counts; that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance; that the trial court imposed an illegal sentence on one count; and that the trial court failed to merge or vacate certain convictions for sentencing purposes. Though the Supreme Court found that the evidence was sufficient and that trial counsel did not render deficient performance, the Court agreed that appellant was improperly sentenced in various respects, and therefore vacated some of the sentences. The case was remanded for further proceedings.
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