Brown v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

A jury found James M. Brown guilty of burglary. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Brown appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that Brown and Johnny Josey entered the victim’s home after Brown kicked in a basement door. The two men took guns and other items from the home before fleeing. Brown and Josey led officers on a high-speed chase before abandoning their car and running into Josey’s mother’s home. At trial,…