Washington v. State

Adams, Judge.

Ron Washington was convicted by a jury of aggravated stalking, malicious confinement of a sane person and false swearing. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective and that his convictions for malicious confinement and false swearing merged.

The evidence, construed to support the verdict, shows that Washington was first ordered to stay away from the victim after he was arrested following a domestic dispute. Washington entered a guilty plea to a charge of simple battery stemming from that incident, and at his…