Miller v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Following his conviction for simple battery, Greg Miller appealed to the Court of Appeals asserting, inter alia, that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to object to hearsay evidence that Miller was inebriated when he committed the crime. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Miller v. State, 292 Ga. App. 636 (665 SE2d 692) (2008). In analyzing the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the court held that even if trial counsel’s failure to object to the evidence constituted deficient performance, it was not prejudicial because Miller did not show…