Legal Opinion
Horne v. the State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 8, 2015No. A15A0227PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Damion Horne was convicted of aggravatedbattery(OCGA § 16-5-24 (a)), aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) (2008)), false imprisonment (OCGA § 16-5-41 (a)), and battery (OCGA § 16-5-23.1 (a)). Horne appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the…
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