SMITH v. STATE

No. A10A0632.

695 S.E.2d 86 (2010)

SMITH v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maryann F. Blend, Decatur, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, Dist. Atty., Justin D. Unger, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Uriah Joel Smith was tried by a jury and convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault. The trial court denied Smith's motion for new trial, and Smith appeals. He claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in several respects. Because Smith has failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance, we affirm.

"The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel's...

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