People v. Ambos

Opinion by

Judge DAILEY.

Defendant, Robert Ambos, appeals the trial court’s order denying his Crim. P. 35(c) motion. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with first degree murder for shooting his girlfriend. On August 12, 1994, pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to second degree murder, and the court imposed a stipulated sentence of forty years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

On October 22, 1996, defendant filed a pro se Crim. P. 35(c) motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. In that motion, defendant alleged, among other things, that counsel performed…