Larry Jones v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Chatham County Correctional Institution, Garden City, Georgia

Larry Jones is serving an eight-year sentence imposed by the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, following his conviction by a jury of theft by receiving stolen property. He appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Jones’ principal contention is that mistakes and omissions by his trial attorney deprived him of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. He relies chiefly on his attorney’s failure to object to the jury instruction, “I further charge you that you would be authorized to convict the Defendant if you should…