Smith v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Eric Smith was convicted of the felony murder of Eric Hernandez, the aggravated assaults of Juan Vargas and Manuel Hernandez, and a firearm offense. He appealed, contending the trial court erred in limiting his cross-examination of members of the Hernandez family; in not allowing him to cross-examine a police detective about whether Hernandez was a member of a gang; and in ruling against his claim that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective. Concluding that the trial court did not err with regard to the two evidentiary rulings and that Smith failed to preserve the claim of ineffective assistance, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed.
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