Williams v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Bernard Carrode Williams was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)). Williams appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to file a timely motion to suppress. Finding no error, we affirm.

In reviewing a trial court’s ruling on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, we accept the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the legal…