Philpot v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Tairon Cavada Philpot repeatedly stabbed the victim during a dispute in a store parking lot. A jury rejected her defense of justification and found her guilty of aggravated battery and aggravated assault. The trial court subsequently denied her motion for a new trial. On appeal, Philpot argues that the trial court erred in admitting two photographs of the victim’s bandaged face because they were purportedly irrelevant, duplicative, and highly prejudicial. She further argues that her trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury charge on the use of force…