M.S. v. State

LONG, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, M.S., was convicted of second-degree rape, see § 13A-6-62(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975, and first-degree sexual abuse, see § 13A-6-66(a)(3), Ala.Code 1975. The victim was his stepdaughter, H.P. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. The appellant raises seven issues on appeal; however, because of our disposition of this cause, we need address only one issue at this time.

The appellant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel be*451cause, he says, his appointed trial counsel, Tony Jennings, had…