Herndon v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A DeKalb County jury found Cornelius Herndon guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of felony theft by shoplifting, OCGA § 16-8-14 (a) (1), (b) (2). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a criminal defendant must show that counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance so prejudiced the client that there is a reasonable likelihood that, but for counsel’s errors, the…