Thomas v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Marco Thomas guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, OCGA § 16-11-131 (b). Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Thomas appeals, contending that the trial court erred in finding that Thomas waived his counsel’s conflict of interest and in considering a previous conviction in aggravation of his sentence. In addition, he contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows…