Hayes v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Marcus Hayes was convicted of armed robbery, 1 possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, 2 and obstruction. 3 He appeals his conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, Davis v. State, 4 , the evidence shows that in April 2004, Hayes and two accomplices (Marks and Elamin) devised a plan to rob a local beauty supply store. The three men drove in Marks’s car to the…