Stafford v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Lil’Che Stafford was found guilty by jury of felony murder and first-degree burglary in connection with the death of Jose Greer. On appeal, Appellant argued: (1) evidence of an earlier burglary and armed robbery was improperly admitted at trial; (2) a testifying detective inappropriately opined that Appellant was involved in an additional prior robbery; (3) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury instruction on intervening or unforeseen cause of death; and (4) the detective’s testimony regarding the custodial statements of a co-conspirator was improperly admitted because it was inadmissible hearsay and trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to its admission based on the Confrontation Clause. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded there was no reversible error, and affirmed.
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