Supreme Court of Georgia

Hampton v. State

October 2, 2017

Summary

The court affirmed Hampton’s convictions and sentences, holding that the unobjected-to jury instruction did not warrant plain-error relief because Hampton failed to show prejudice. It also upheld the denial of continuances, rejected his ineffective-assistance claims, and concluded that any statutory sentencing error was harmless because the trial court stated it would impose the same sentence independently. No separate opinions were filed.