Benefield v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Richard L. Benefield appeals his convictions of child molestation and aggravated child molestation, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

“To prove an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the defendant must show that trial counsel performed deficiently and that the result of the trial would have been different but for the deficiency.” Fargason v. State, 266 Ga. 463, 465 (4) (467 SE2d 551) (1996). See also Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984). “The defendant must…