JACKSON v. STATE

No. A12A2557.

739 S.E.2d 86 (2013)

JACKSON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Thomas Dale , for Appellant.

Timothy Grady Vaughn , Gregory Albert Oberry , for Appellee.


BRANCH, Judge.

Chelsea Jackson was tried by a Pulaski County jury and convicted of selling cocaine, in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30. He now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing that his lawyer's failure to object to the introduction of improper character evidence constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. Jackson further asserts that the court below committed plain error when it failed to instruct the jury, sua sponte, to disregard...

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