McCullough v. State

PLURALITY OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Kenneth Earl McCullough appeals a conviction for aggravated robbery1 on the ground that his trial counsel’s failure to object to hearsay testimony denied appellant effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, an appellant must show, first, that counsel’s performance was deficient, ie., it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and, second, that the appellant was prejudiced in that there is a reasonable probability that but for counsel’s errors, the result of the proceeding would…