Jackson v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Maurice Bernard Jackson was convicted of burglary and sentenced as a recidivist to serve 20 years. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting that the trial court erred in its jury charge on burglary, in allowing the state to impeach a witness without laying a sufficient foundation, and in admitting a witness’s out-of-court identification of Jackson. In addition, Jackson challenges the effectiveness of his trial counsel and the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

At the outset, we reject the state’s contention…