King v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Johnny King guilty of robbery and aggravated assault as the result of an attack on Charles Lunsford. King appeals, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. For reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence shows that in the early morning hours of December 1,2000, Lunsford stopped at a convenience store and, when he attempted to leave, his vehicle would not start. Lunsford determined that the vehicle needed starter fluid, which the convenience store did not sell. King and Lincoln…