Supreme Court of Georgia

Crump v. State

August 28, 2017

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Earl Crump’s murder conviction, holding that his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel failed because counsel’s performance was not deficient and any alleged error did not prejudice the verdict. The Court reasoned that the ballistics report was never admitted at trial and that an objection to its late disclosure would have been futile given the overwhelming evidence of guilt.