Howard v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Eddie James Howard was convicted of aggravated assault and, as a recidivist offender, he was given the maximum 20-year sentence under OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). He moved for a new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and complaining of his trial counsel’s ineffectiveness in failing to examine his criminal record to determine the validity of the convictions tendered by the state in aggravation of punishment. Following the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, Howard appeals. We affirm.

At trial, the victim, Benjamin Franklin Lewis,…