Johnson v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Indicted as a recidivist, defendant was charged with one count of selling cocaine, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30, and with a second count alleging that he sold cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public housing project, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-32.5. Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of each charge. This appeal followed the denial of defendant’s amended motion for new trial. Held:

1. In his first enumeration, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel…