Perry v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant Calvin Perry was found guilty by a jury of second-degree battery, kidnapping, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony, and committing a felony in the presence of a child. After the jury fixed Appellant's sentences, the circuit court imposed an additional 180 months' imprisonment for commission of a felony with a firearm. Appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief, asserting that the performance of his counsel at trial was deficient because counsel failed to object when the trial court decided to impose sentence on the firearm enhancement rather than submitting the question to the jury. The circuit court denied the petition, finding no merit in Appellant's claims. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant's claim of prejudice was speculative and bereft of factual support for the assumption that the jury would have assessed a more lenient sentence than the trial court; and (2) Appellant's claim of prejudice based on the severity of the sentence was unavailing in a postconviction relief petition.
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