Atkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
Christopher Atkins was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of making terroristic threats. A jury found him guilty on the aggravated assault counts, and the trial court directed a verdict of not guilty on the terroristic threats count. Atkins appeals, alleging numerous errors by the trial court and numerous grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Because each of his allegations of error lacks merit, we affirm Atkins’ convictions.
Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that the victims were sitting…
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