Avans v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Gary C. Avans II appeals his conviction for DUI after a jury trial and the denial of his motion for new trial. In his sole enumeration of error, he contends his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to engage in plea bargaining with the State and in failing to advise him of the probable outcome of the trial. We find no reversible error, and we affirm.

To establish ineffectiveness, a defendant must prove that trial counsel’s performance was deficient and but for the deficiency a reasonable probability existed that the result of the trial would have been different. An…