Allen v. State

Ellington, Judge.

An Elbert County jury found Bobby Joe Allen guilty of possession of cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-31, possession of marijuana (misdemeanor), OCGA § 16-13-2 (b), and forgery in the second degree, OCGA § 16-9-2. Allen challenges the denial ofhis motion for new trial, contending he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel, that he was denied an evidentiary hearing on his request for a psychological evaluation, and that the evidence adduced was insufficient to support his forgery conviction. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,…