Miller v. the State

ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.

A Whitfield County jury found Samantha Miller guilty of two counts of criminal trespass, OCGA § 16-7-21 (a), (b) (1); simple assault, OCGA § 16-5-20 (a) (2); andbattery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1. Miller appeals from the order denying her motion for a new trial, contending that the trial court erred in failing to give jury charges on the affirmative defense of justification and that her trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request those charges. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record shows the following. On…