Holden v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A Gwinnett County jury found Lonnie Scott Holden guilty of kidnapping. On appeal, Holden contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. He also claims that the trial court erroneously charged the jury on a witness’s prior consistent statements and erred in failing to charge the jury on the law of circumstantial evidence. He further contends that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We disagree and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows that Holden and the victim shared an apartment…