Dotson v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and the manufacture, delivery, or possession of marijuana and was sentenced to 120 months' incarceration. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and due-process and equal-protection violations. The trial court denied postconviction relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant could not prevail on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel because he failed to demonstrate that the argument he contended counsel should have made had merit; and (2) to the extent that Appellant's independent constitutional claims may have been cognizable in a postconviction proceeding, the claims failed because the basis of Appellant's claims was without merit.
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