Anthony Douglas Barron was indicted on charges of murder in the beating death of William Threatt and burglary. A jury found appellant guilty on both charges and appellant appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.* On May 9, 1992, appellant lay in wait for the victim in the victim's home. When the victim entered the residence, appellant struck him first from behind with a golf club and then hit him with a steam iron to stop the victim from struggling as appellant rummaged through his pockets for money. Appellant confessed to both crimes. 1. Reviewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury's verdict, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found appellant guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). 2. Relying on United States v. Teague, 953 F2d 1525 (11th Cir. 1992) (claim of violation of constitutional right to testify is properly framed as a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel), appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed, inter alia, to allow him to testify. Trial counsel testified at the hearing on the motion for new trial that while it was his opinion that it would be improvident for appellant to testify on his own behalf, he nevertheless advised appellant of his right to testify on numerous occasIons. Counsel also testified that during the trial appellant was afforded time to spend with family members specifically to discuss the issue of his option to testify. Counsel testified that it was appellant's ultimate decision not to testify. Although a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to testify in his or her own defense, Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U. S. 44 (107 SC 2704, 97 LE2d 37) (1987), "whether or not to testify in one's own defense is considered a tactical decision to be made by the defendant himself after consultation with his trial counsel. . . ." Burton v. State 263 Ga. 725, 728 (6) ( 438 SE2d 83) (1994). Reviewing the transcript on the motion for new trial, we are persuaded that the trial court made the appropriate post-conviction findings to conclude that appellant's alleged denial of his right to testify lacked merit. 2 See Mobley v. State, 264 Ga. 854 (452 SE2d 500) (1995). Having thus failed to demonstrate that his constitutional right to testify was abridged, appellant cannot show he was denied effective assistance of counsel. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984). Accordingly, this enumeration presents no basis for reversal. 3. We have reviewed appellant's remaining enumerations of error and find them to be without merit. 3 | 
