Legal Opinion
Newby v. the State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 12, 2016No. A16A1000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
A jury convicted Matt Jonathan Newby of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (b) (2)) and theft by taking (OCGA § 16-8-2). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the trial court erred in failing to exercise its discretion to overturn the verdict on the general grounds, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The evidence adduced at trial shows that on the morning of October 27, 2014, the victim, Marcus Moss, moved his motorcycle from…
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