Buchanan v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A DeKalb County jury found Byron Buchanan guilty of eleven counts of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a), four counts of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a), and two counts of false imprisonment, OCGA § 16-5-41 (a). Buchanan appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, an appellant must show both that counsel’s performance was deficient and that but for this deficiency, the outcome of the trial would have…