JONES v. STATE

No. A08A1055.

666 S.E.2d 614 (2008)

JONES v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rowe, Rowe & Thomas, Anton L. Rowe, Stone Mountain, for appellant.

Robert D. James Jr., Solicitor-General, Matthew Ciccarelli, Asst. Solicitor-General, for appellee.


PHIPPS, Judge.

Michael Jones was convicted of several criminal offenses. He did not move for a new trial. On appeal, his only claim is ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that claim is procedurally barred.

An ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim must be raised at the earliest practicable moment.1 This rule requires that an ineffective assistance claim be raised before appeal if the opportunity to do so is available...

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