Gonzalez v. State

Coomer, Judge.

*297After a jury trial, Hayden Gonzalez ("Gonzalez") was convicted of aggravated assault ( OCGA § 16-5-21 ), false imprisonment ( OCGA § 16-5-41 ), and violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act: possession of less than one ounce of marijuana ( OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) ). Gonzalez filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Gonzalez appeals, arguing (1) that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that a firearm, when used as such, is a deadly weapon as a matter of law; (2) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) that the trial court…