Guevara v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Appellant of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver methamphetamine and sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole. Appellant challenged his conviction on the basis that his right to effective counsel was violated by a conflict of interest and that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing evidence of gang affiliation during the sentencing hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the Court was precluded from reviewing Appellant's ineffective assistance claim because he did not raise it at the trial court level; and (2) Appellant's claim that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of gang affiliation during the sentencing phase of the trial was also not preserved for appeal.
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