JOHNSON v. STATE

54355.

143 Ga. App. 516 (1977)

239 S.E.2d 201

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone Thomas, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Jerry Baxter, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of unlawfully entering an automobile. The sole contentions of the appeal are that the appellant's trial counsel was ineffective in the presentation of the defense, and that the trial court erred in failing to charge on the defense of alibi. We find merit in neither, and affirm.

1. The standard for determining whether a criminal defendant had the effective assistance of counsel is discussed in Pitts v. Glass,

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