Garcia v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in the second degree. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, alleging that his trial attorneys had rendered effective assistance. The trial court dismissed the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal and mooted the motions related to Appellant's appeal, holding (1) the trial court did not err in finding that counsel did not provide ineffective assistance; and (2) the trial court did not err in failing to hold a hearing on Appellant's postconviction relief petition.
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