Crump v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseEarl Crump was tried by jury and found guilty of murder and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Simon Riley. In his sole enumeration on appeal, Crump contended that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Trial counsel testified at the motion for new trial hearing that he was not surprised by the test results, that he fully discussed the ballistics report with Crump prior to trial, and that the test results did nothing to change his trial strategy. The Georgia Supreme Court found no merit to Crump’s claim of ineffective assistance and affirmed.
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