CHRISTOPHER v. STATE

No. A11A2421.

726 S.E.2d 411 (2012)

314 Ga. App. 809

CHRISTOPHER v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Thomas Dale , for appellant.

Denise D. Fachini , Dist. Atty., Henry Osmund Jones III , Asst. Dist. Atty., Americus, for appellee.


McFADDEN, Judge.

Virgil Christopher appeals his aggravated assault conviction. He argues that trial counsel was ineffective, primarily for failing to make several objections to the state's closing argument. Christopher has not shown both that counsel's performance was deficient and that there is a reasonable probability that any deficiency changed the outcome of the trial. We therefore affirm Christopher's conviction.

Construed to support the verdict, the...

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