Benham v. State

Mikell, Judge.

After a jury trial, Jamerica Benham was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to ten years in confinement and ten years on probation. On appeal, Benham challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the trial court’s charge to the jury, and the court’s failure to qualify the jury as to the victim and the prosecutor. Benham also contends that she was penalized for exercising her right to a jury trial, and that her trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and an appellant no…