Pugh v. State

Ray, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Brandon Sanchez Pugh was convicted on three counts of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41) and two counts of giving a false statement to a law enforcement officer (OCGA § 16-10-20). He appeals from the denial, in part, of his motion for new trial, contending that he had ineffective assistance of counsel.1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,2 the evidence shows that around 9:00 a.m. on August 18, 2008, Tracy Dukes, Betty Williams, and Areli Lynn Sanders were working as tellers at a Wachovia Bank branch when two…