Jenkins v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed Devon Jenkins’s convictions, holding that the evidence was constitutionally sufficient to establish that he possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony. The court also held that evidence concerning Jenkins’s flight from a police roadblock was intrinsic evidence of flight, not other-acts evidence subject to Rule 404(b), and was admissible under Rule 403. Because the evidence was properly admitted and no limiting instruction was warranted, Jenkins failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel.