Webb v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of the rape of two sisters, who were minors at the time of the offenses. The court of appeals affirmed. Appellant subsequently timely filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, contending (1) he was entitled to a new trial because there were a number of errors in his trial, and (2) his trial counsel was ineffective. The trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's petition and declared Appellant's motion to file a belated brief moot, holding (1) Appellant's first allegation of error was not cognizable in a petition for postconviction relief; and (2) Appellant failed to provide facts that affirmatively supported his claim that counsel's conduct prejudiced him under the standards set forth in Strickland v. Washington.
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