People v. Weir

The defendant, Leonard Weir, appeals his convictions for aggravated assault and unlawful use of weapons following a bench trial in the circuit court of Henry County.

The sole issue presented for review concerns whether the defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Specifically, defendant alleges that his attorney failed to use the trial proceeding to contest the State’s attempt to prove him guilty, but merely attempted to present evidence of defendant’s intoxication as a mitigating circumstance instead of as an affirmative defense to the charges levied against him.

The evidence…