Broom v. the State

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, Randall Jerome Broom was convicted of aggravated assault with a knife (OCGA § 16-5-21) and theft by shoplifting (OCGA § 16-8-14). Broom received a recidivist sentence. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his aggravated assault conviction, but we find the evidence sufficient. He also argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him of a plea offer, including the offer’s expiration date. The evidence, however, supports a finding that trial counsel timely informed Broom of the offer and there is no…