Goins v. State

Michael Jermaine Goins pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, second offense, and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine 'within the proximity of a school. He received a negotiated ten-year sentence for both convictions, to run concurrently. We granted certiorari to review the circuit court’s denial of post-conviction relief (PCR). Goins argues the PCR court erred in failing to find plea counsel ineffective for allowing Goins to plead guilty when the drugs obtained were found pursuant to an illegal search. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Goins, a…