HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted Herman Lewis Bright of malice murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Jerome Jenkins in
1. The evidence presented at trial shows that as many as 12 people were drinking, smoking, "kicking, and hanging out" at the house of Malachi Smith in Stone Mountain on October 30, 2008. During the afternoon, Jenkins complained about a toothache and had two fights with his girlfriend, which others broke up. Bright arrived at Smith's house at approximately 6:30 p.m. and was seen arguing with Jenkins 30 minutes later at the edge of the living room near the kitchen. Smith's former business partner testified that he saw another man try to separate them and then Bright pointed a gun, shot Jenkins, and kept shooting until he fell to the floor. Another witness testified that Bright had a gun while the two men were talking; Jenkins said to Bright, "if you're going to shoot me, then shoot me"; and Bright started shooting. A third witness testified that Jenkins was "flinching and provoking" Bright when Bright took the gun, stepped back, and shot Jenkins. Jamaal Wesley also identified Bright as the person who shot him as he came around a corner into the hallway. Following the shooting, everyone grabbed their belongings, left the house, and drove away. Smith, who was not at home at the time, received three calls about the shooting, returned home, and called 911. The medical examiner testified that Jenkins died as a result of two gunshot wounds to his head.
Testifying in his own defense, Bright said that he left Smith's house at 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. to go to his sister's house and never returned. He denied seeing the confrontation, shooting anyone, or having a gun. His sister testified that Bright reached her house within an hour of her children getting home from school and he was in her apartment the entire evening.
Although Bright contends that the eyewitnesses were not credible because they fled the scene rather than calling police and one changed his story at trial, it is the jury's role to assess the credibility of witnesses and resolve any inconsistencies in the evidence. See Hampton v. State, 272 Ga. 284(1), 527 S.E.2d 872 (2000). After reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury's determination of guilt, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found Bright guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes charged. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).
2. Bright contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. To establish an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient and the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). There is a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the range of sound trial strategy and reasonable professional judgment. Id. at 689, 104 S.Ct. 2052. In determining prejudice, the question is whether there is a reasonable probability that the result of the trial would have been different, absent counsel's unprofessional errors. Id. at 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052. We accept the trial court's factual findings unless clearly erroneous, but independently apply the law to the facts. Suggs v. State, 272 Ga. 85(4), 526 S.E.2d 347 (2000).
(a) Bright first contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object
We have previously held that "evidence that an accused has been confined in jail in connection with the case at issue does not place his character in evidence." Jackson v. State, 284 Ga. 484, 486(2), 668 S.E.2d 700 (2008) (citation and punctuation omitted); see also Williams v. State, 242 Ga. 757(2), 251 S.E.2d 254 (1978) (witness's testimony that defendant was in jail did not place his character into evidence). Therefore, we conclude that trial counsel did not perform deficiently in failing to object to the witness's testimony that Bright was in jail when they discussed his case. See Taylor v. State, 272 Ga. 559(2)(b), 532 S.E.2d 395 (2000) (trial counsel's failure to object to testimony on "jail photographs" was not deficient performance). Moreover, without testimony from trial counsel on the reasons for his actions, trial counsel's "decisions are presumed to be strategic and thus insufficient to support an ineffective assistance of counsel claim." Mitchell v. State, 290 Ga. 490, 492(4)(a), 722 S.E.2d 705 (2012) (citation and punctuation omitted).
(b) Bright also contends that he received ineffective assistance when his trial counsel failed to ask any individual questions of prospective jurors during voir dire. Specifically, Bright contends that trial counsel should have questioned five jurors who stated that they had been a victim of a violent crime or someone close to them had been murdered.
We conclude that trial counsel's questioning during voir dire was the result of trial strategy that was professionally reasonable. See Morgan v. State, 276 Ga. 72, 77(9), 575 S.E.2d 468 (2003) ("content of trial counsel's voir dire of the jury venire can be a matter of trial strategy"). During general voir dire, trial counsel asked whether anyone had ever previously served on a grand jury or knew any witness who was expected to testify in the case, calling out the name and job title of each potential witness. In his opening statement, trial counsel explained to the jury that he did not ask any additional questions "because you qualify as jurors when you come in here, unless you know some of the witnesses." Given this explanation and the questions asked by the prosecutor, trial counsel's decision not to ask questions of individual jurors did not constitute deficient performance. See Harris v. State, 257 Ga.App. 819(2)(e), 572 S.E.2d 370 (2002) (finding no deficient performance when defense counsel did not conduct individual voir dire of two jury panels because he received all the information he needed from general voir dire); see also Cade v. State, 289 Ga. 805(4), 716 S.E.2d 196 (2011) (concluding trial counsel made reasonable strategic decisions in declining to pursue further questioning of two jurors).
In addition, Bright has not presented any evidence that additional questioning of the potential jurors would have revealed an improper bias against him or established that the jurors were not qualified to serve. Of the jurors whom Bright believes should have been examined more thoroughly, the four who had a close relative or friend who had been murdered stated that the experience would not affect their ability to be fair and impartial in this case. Contrary to Bright's assertion, the fifth juror was neither the victim of a violent crime nor close to anyone who had been murdered. Because each of the jurors who served appears to have been fully qualified, Bright has failed to demonstrate that trial counsel's performance resulted in actual harm. See Cade, 289 Ga. at 809, 716 S.E.2d 196. Accordingly, his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel based on trial counsel's performance during voir dire fails.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.