Weldon v. State

MCFADDEN, Judge.

After a jury trial, Brian Weldon was convicted on numerous counts of armed robbery and aggravated assault in connection with a series of restaurant robberies. He argues on appeal that the trial court failed to comply with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of Georgia regarding the use of noncertified court interpreters at trial, but he did not preserve this claim for appeal. He argues that his trial counsel’s failure to object to the use of the interpreters constituted ineffective assistance, but he has not shown he was prejudiced by that failure. Finally, he argues that…