Thomas v. State

Miller, Judge.

Renard Carlos Thomas was tried before a jury and found guilty of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and aggravated stalking for acts committed against his former girlfriend, Karen Grundy. In five related enumerations of error, he challenges the denial of his motion for new trial on the special ground of ineffective assistance of retained counsel. We affirm.

1. When inadequate representation is alleged,

the critical factual inquiry ordinarily relates to whether the defendant had a defense which was not presented; whether trial counsel consulted sufficiently with the accused,…