Easley v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Marcus Easley was convicted of one count of aggravated sodomy, two counts of aggravated assault upon a police officer, and other offenses. Following denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, claims ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and contends that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence. Finding no merit in any of Easley’s claims of error, we affirm.

State’s evidence showed that Easley was a drug dealer who barged into the house of one of his customers, Tommy Pope, and pistol whipped him. Pope fled, leaving…