POWELL v. STATE

No. A05A0552.

612 S.E.2d 916 (2005)

272 Ga. App. 628

POWELL v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon L. Hopkins, Lawrenceville, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Alvera A. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found James Powell guilty of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1, and sexual battery, OCGA § 16-6-22.1. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, raising the general grounds and claiming he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict,1 the evidence shows the following. During the evening of...

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