MAYES v. STATE

No. A97A2420.

494 S.E.2d 34 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 372

MAYES v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 14, 1997.

Certiorari Denied March 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hagler, Hyles, Adams & McKenna, Clark C. Adams, Jr., Columbus, for appellant.

J. Gray Conger, District Attorney, Edwin L. Albright, E. Wayne Jernigan, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

A jury found John Mayes guilty of possession of cocaine, aggravated assault and burglary. He appeals from the judgment entered on those convictions.

1. Mayes asserts trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a timely motion to suppress evidence. Some factual background is necessary to understand this allegation of error. The victim in this case, Bertha Goodroe, was an 87-year-old woman who lived alone. When her caretaker arrived one...

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