Abernathy v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Jerry Levern Abernathy guilty of two counts of first degree forgery. Abernathy’s convictions stem from two checks, drawn on the account of his former employer, which, the jury found, he forged and gave to acquaintances to negotiate. Abernathy appeals, asserting that the State improperly placed his character in evidence, that the trial court erred in charging the jury and in sentencing him as a recidivist, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Abernathy asserts that the trial…