Ferguson v. State

Blackwell, Judge.

Derrick Ferguson was tried by a jury and was convicted of several crimes, including two counts of theft by taking a motor vehicle in violation of OCGA § 16-8-2. Ferguson appeals from his conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that (1) the evidence adduced at trial is insufficient to sustain his conviction on one count of theft by taking a motor vehicle and (2) his trial counsel failed to object to the admission of certain “bad character” evidence and, therefore, was ineffective. We disagree and affirm.

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