Stevenson v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a bench trial, Defendant was convicted of rape. Defendant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging that he was afforded ineffective assistance of counsel. The circuit court denied the petition. Defendant appealed and filed motions for an extension of time to file his brief-in-chief and for a copy of the record on appeal. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and declared the motions moot, holding that Defendant failed to provide facts affirmatively supporting the claims that his counsel's conduct prejudiced him under the standards set out in Strickland v. Washington.
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