Washington v. State

Adams, Judge.

Tony Washington was convicted by a jury of simple assault, false imprisonment and battery with substantial visible bodily harm — family violence. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing in his sole enumeration of error on appeal that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a demurrer to Count 3 of the indictment. We find no merit to this enumeration and, accordingly, affirm.

Count 3 of the indictment charged Washington with the offense of false imprisonment in that he “did unlawfully [and] in violation of the personal liberty of [the…