Oliver v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Screven County jury found Monroe Oliver guilty of aggravated assault, OCGA§ 16-5-21. Oliver appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending he received ineffective assistance of counsel, that the evidence adduced was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the verdict was inconsistent with the crime as charged in the indictment. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. Oliver challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing that the victim’s testimony lacked credibility and that several of the State’s witnesses made inconsistent statements. He…