Young v. State

ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.

A Chatham County jury found Daqwan Young guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a), and possession ofa firearm during the commission of a crime, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b). Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Young appeals, contending he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the record shows the following. On April 8, 2011, the victim visited his friend Rocregus Cummings. After the two men smoked marijuana and then went to…