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counsel should have objected to this testimony because it impermissibly placed his character in issue. At the motion for new trial hearing, however, trial counsel testified that she did not object because she felt this statement, which included the victim's admission that she smoked marijuana, could hurt the victim's credibility with the jury. Trial counsel's decision to forego an objection to this testimony represented a reasonable trial tactic, and it therefore cannot constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.” Rayshad v. State, 295 Ga.App. 29, 670 S.E.2d 849 (December 1, 2008). Defendant received ineffective assistance where counsel failed to object to use of his first offender plea as impeachment. “Rayshad's trial lawyer's failure to object to this evidence could not have been reasonable trial strategy.” Cobb v. State, 283 Ga. 388, 658 S.E.2d 750 (March 17, 2008). Trial counsel was deficient in failing to seek redaction of prior misdemeanor offense, connected to felony which formed basis for charge of illegal firearm possession. At defendant’s trial for murder and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer, State tendered certified copy of defendant’s prior pleas of guilty to a felony drug charge and carrying a concealed weapon. “Because the crime of carrying a concealed weapon is a misdemeanor, Cobb’s plea to that offense was not a material element of the State’s case. See Ragan v. State, 264 Ga. 190, 191-192 (442 S.E.2d 750) (1994) (because the offense of operating a motor vehicle after being declared an habitual violator is predicated on driving after being declared an habitual violator, a defendant’s prior driving offenses that caused him to be declared an habitual violator are not material to the current charge and are inadmissible to prove that he was driving after being declared an habitual violator). Accord Hester v. State, 159 Ga.App. 642, 643-644 (284 S.E.2d 659) (1981). Thus, if trial counsel had objected to the admissibility of that charge and requested its redaction, the trial court would have erred in admitting evidence of the charge. Id.” Head v. State, 279 Ga.App. 608, 631 S.E.2d 808 (June 1, 2006). Fact that defendant “appeared drunk at the time of his arrest” one day after committing the armed robbery and related offenses here prosecuted was irrelevant and should have been excluded from evidence citing “ Browning v. State, 236 Ga.App. 893, 894(2), 513 S.E.2d 779 (1999) (evidence defendant arrested for DUI while driving stolen car inadmissible in theft by taking trial).” Defendant received ineffective assistance where trial counsel failed to object to this evidence, based on no strategic reason; but based on overwhelming evidence of guilt, “we find no reasonable possibility that the outcome of the proceedings would have been different if Head’s counsel had objected. [Cits.]” Frazier v. State, 278 Ga.App. 685, 629 S.E.2d 568 (April 7, 2006). No ineffective assistance for failing to object to testimony about uncharged, abusive discipline of child victim in child molestation prosecution. “[T]rial counsel explained that he did not object to testimony that Q.M. was beat with sticks and a tennis racket with nails in it because the testimony was so outlandish and so contradicted by the physical evidence that the jury would discredit it and question Q. M.’s credibility.” Quimbley v. State, 276 Ga.App. 174, 622 S.E.2d 879 (November 2, 2005). At trial, officer testified that she was approached in defendant’s yard by a woman looking to buy drugs from defendant – an offense not charged, and an event not mentioned in officer’s incident report. Held, counsel’s decision not to object to the improper character evidence was strategic, and not ineffective assistance of counsel, where counsel decided “to use [officer’s] testimony to attack her credibility rather than object to it.” Grier v. State, 276 Ga.App. 655, 624 S.E.2d 149 (October 20, 2005). “‘A decision on whether to object when a defendant’s character is placed in issue is a matter of trial tactics and does not equate with ineffective assistance of counsel.’ (Citation omitted.) Beattie v. State, 240 Ga.App. 327, 329(2)(c) (523 S.E.2d 389) (1999).” Accord, McKenzie v. State , 284 Ga. 342, 667 S.E.2d 43 (September 22, 2008); Henderson v. State , 285 Ga. 240, 675 S.E.2d 28 (March 9, 2009) (counsel’s decision not to object was not per se unreasonable where witness said in front of jury, “I want to get on the stand.” Outside jury’s presence, witness expressed fear for her life.); Greenwood v. State , 309 Ga.App. 893, 714 S.E.2d 602 (June 14, 2011); Ford v. State , 290 Ga. 45, 717 S.E.2d 464 (November 7, 2011) (no ineffective assistance where counsel strategically chose not to object to testimony that defendant had witness beaten up, because counsel thought the testimony wasn’t credible); Gaither v. State , 321 Ga.App. 643, 742 S.E.2d 158 (April 25, 2013). Emilio v. State, 263 Ga.App. 604, 588 S.E.2d 797 (October 10, 2003). Defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel where counsel introduced, unredacted, a letter from his co-defendant girlfriend which mentioned that Emilio was wanted in five states, evidence which was otherwise inadmissible. Counsel testified at motion for new trial that he admitted the letter to discredit co-defendant, because therein she asked defendant to lie for her; further, counsel knew the