Legal Opinion

Phillips v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 9, 2009No. S08A1500PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Renaldo Tramone Phillips was found guilty of the 2002 malice murder and armed robbery of Mamadou Bah and sentenced to life imprisonment on each count, to be served consecutively. On appeal, he contends reversible legal error was committed during his trial and maintains he was not afforded effective assistance from defense counsel. After examining appellant’s enumerated errors, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

1. The State presented evidence that Mamadou Bah suffered fatal gunshot wounds from a bullet that entered his left upper arm, went through his left lung and…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by66 opinions

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