Billington v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Cobb County jury found Ronald Billington guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) (with an offensive weapon). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in rejecting his claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence showed the following facts. Billington and the victim have known each other since 1994, when they started a tumultuous relationship that was…