Peeler v. State

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Following the denial of his new trial motion, Havesta Peeler appeals his convictions for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He contends that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request funds to hire an *401identification expert, requesting a charge on eyewitness identification that included an instruction to consider a witness’s level of certainty, and failing to file a motion to suppress the warrantless search of Peeler’s driveway. He also maintains that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions.…