Lewis v. State

Doyle, Judge.

A Gwinnett County jury convicted Lawrence Ronald Lewis of aggravated assault 1 and possession of a knife during commission of a felony. 2 On appeal, Lewis contends that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We disagree and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 3 the evidence shows that Lewis had known Shannon Melton since she was a child. According to Melton, Lewis was in love with her, and he was jealous of her relationship with the victim, Brian Harris, whose apartment was located below Lewis’s apartment.

On the morning of the incident, Melton…