Richmond v. State

The appellant, Melvin Douglas Richmond, was convicted of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment as a habitual offender. This conviction was affirmed by this court in an unpublished memorandum dated September 30, 1993. 635 So.2d 923. On October 19th, the appellant filed a Rule 32, A.R.Crim.P., petition attacking his conviction. The trial court summarily dismissed this petition on November 12, 1993; this appeal followed.

In his petition, the appellant raised two grounds, one of which included three sub-issues. The appellant first claimed that he was ineffectively…