Wright v. State

Adams, Judge.

Robert Lee Wright was convicted by a jury of the sale of a controlled substance. This Court affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion, Wright v. State, 250 Ga. App. XXVI (2001), but remanded for a hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Following that hearing, the trial court denied Wright’s motion for new trial based on his ineffective assistance claim and denied his motion for funds to hire an expert. Wright appeals these adverse rulings.

1. Wright contends his trial counsel was ineffective.

To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of…