BATTISE v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

A Chatham County jury convicted Jervous Battise of burglary in violation of OCGA § 16-7-1. Battise appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for a new trial, arguing that (1) the trial court erred in sentencing him under OCGA § 17-10-7 (c) and (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. Discerning no error, we affirm.

The record shows that on September 30, 2004, Jeffrey Gadson was staying at his girlfriend’s apartment in the Westlake apartment complex in Chatham County. Around 10:00 p.m., Gadson and his son went downstairs and got into Gadson’s…