Menefield v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Derrick Menefield was convicted of armed robbery and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. He moved for a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and an insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Menefield appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion. We affirm.

The State’s key witnesses were Jeff Herron and Tameka Hill. Herron was a DeKalb County police officer. Hill was night cashier at a Circle K convenience store in Decatur. Hill testified that shortly after midnight on February 29, 2000, two men wearing…