Jacobs v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Following a bench trial, the Superior Court of Toombs County convicted Kenneth Jacobs of six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in violation of OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that he voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to a jury trial and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.
Viewed in favor of the court’s judgment, 1 the evidence showed the following relevant facts. On January 2, 2007, Ola Mae McClain,…
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