Singleton v. State

Collie Singleton filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claiming that his current habitual offender sentence should have been challenged on appeal, because the trial court used predicate convictions that the original sentencing judge had not relied on to habitualize petitioner. We deny the petition.

When considering a challenge to appellate counsel’s effectiveness, the petitioner must show that the alleged error is of such magnitude as to constitute a serious error or deficiency in performance which compromised the appellate process to such a…