Graves v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Rico Antwan Graves was convicted of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)). Graves filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Graves contends that the trial court improperly commented on the evidence, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,1 the trial evidence shows that Graves and the victim had been friends. In early 2009, Graves and the victim had a falling out, and the victim told Graves that he no longer wanted to hang…