Wright v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

A jury found Rico Wright guilty of two counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)). Following the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, Wright appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence, hearsay evidence and testimony about the victim’s pre-trial identification of Wright, which was impermissibly suggestive. Wright also contends that trial counsel was ineffective. Finding that the evidence was sufficient to support Wright’s convictions beyond a reasonable doubt and…