Thacker v. State

*1283OPINION

BAKER, Judge

Appellant-petitioner James Thacker appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, Thacker asserts that his conviction must be reversed because appellate counsel did not challenge his trial counsel’s failure to properly object to the alleged improper admission of hearsay testimony at trial.

FACTS

On June 25, 1994, several police officers from the Martinsville Police Department proceeded to a residence in response to a report regarding an injured person. When the police arrived, Thacker, who was living…