HOVIS v. STATE

No. A03A0655.

582 S.E.2d 127 (2003)

260 Ga. App. 278

HOVIS v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Smith-Knox, Decatur, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, Dist. Atty., Barbara B. Conroy, Rosemary W. Brewer, Sheila A. Connors, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction by a jury for hit and run, Michael Hovis appeals, arguing that: (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; the trial court erred (2) in charging the jury on hit and run; and, (3) in denying his motion for directed verdict. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on the night of September 21, 2000, Hovis and some friends...

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