Richards v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Alan Gerald Richards, Sr. was convicted of two counts of second degree vehicular homicide. On appeal, Richards challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and he contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, and that the court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Following his conviction, Richards filed a timely motion for new trial. More than 30 days after the date of the judgment, he voluntarily withdrew his motion for new trial and filed this appeal. Under OCGA § 5-6-38 (a), an appeal ordinarily…