Holmes v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal from a criminal conviction challenges the admission of certain evidence and the effectiveness of trial counsel. The challenges are without merit, and we therefore affirm the conviction.

A Richmond County grand jury indicted Vorenzo Holmes and Jeffery Foat, Jr., for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Holmes was also indicted for influencing a witness. Holmes and Foat denied the charges and were tried together before a jury.

At trial, the state presented evidence, including eyewitness accounts, showing that on July…