Mahoney v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

James Mahoney appeals from his felony conviction for making a false statement to a law enforcement officer. Mahoney asserts that he was entitled to a charge on the lesser included misdemeanor offense of giving a false name and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no merit in Mahoney’s arguments and therefore affirm.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Mahoney argues that he was entitled to a jury charge on the misdemeanor offense of giving a false name to a law enforcement officer. See OCGA § 16-10-25. Mahoney, however, did not request this jury…