Supreme Court of Georgia

Jackson v. State

March 4, 2019305 Ga. 614

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Jackson’s motion for new trial, holding that the evidence supported his burglary conviction, any unpreserved jury-instruction errors did not constitute reversible plain error, and his ineffective-assistance claims failed for lack of prejudice. The court also held that false imprisonment did not merge with aggravated assault because each offense requires proof of a fact the other does not.