Mallery v. the State

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

A DeKalb County jury found Clinton Mallery guilty of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a); and aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2). Mallery appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial, contending that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record shows the following. The victim, known by her neighbors as “the candy lady,” sold candy, sodas, tobacco, and other sundry items from her DeKalb County apartment. The victim knew Mallery by his street name,…