Following a jury trial, Kirk Manhertz and his co-defendant, Nicole Joyner, were both convicted on twelve counts of identity fraud. Manhertz was also convicted on one count of giving a false name to a law-enforcement officer and one count of driving without a license. On appeal of their convictions, Manhertz contends that the trial court erred in denying his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, and Joyner contends that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions. Because the charges arose from the same incident and the defendants were tried together, we have consolidated their separate appeals for review. And for the reasons set forth infra, we affirm in both cases.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s guilty verdicts,1 the record shows that on March 27, 2008, a Henry County police officer on traffic patrol observed a black Lexus with New York license tags and noticed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Consequently, the officer initiated a traffic stop and, after approaching the vehicle, asked the driver to produce his driver’s license. The driver responded that he did not have his driver’s license but that his name was Glenroy Hardie. However, when a computer check on that name turned up no information, and the driver appeared nervous, the officer asked the driver to exit the vehicle. The officer then asked if he could search the vehicle, and the driver consented. During his search, the officer found an identification card with a photograph of the driver. The card indicated that the driver’s name was Kirk Manhertz and that he resided at 363 Interlake Place, McDonough, Georgia, which is in Henry County. In addition, the officer found several credit cards in the vehicle, all of which bore names different from either Manhertz or Hardie.
