Holland v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Paul M. Holland appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, for homicide by vehicle in the second degree (OCGA § 40-6-393 (b)) and improper backing (OCGA § 40-6-240), contending that the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal; (2) allowing a videotape of the accident scene into evidence without a proper foundation; and (3) failing to appropriately charge the jury with regard to the proximate cause of the collision. Holland also contends, for the first time on appeal, that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.…