State v. Griffith

Defendant was convicted of the crime of assault with a dangerous weapon and appealed from the resultant judgment of imprisonment.

Defendant’s sole ground of appeal is that he was inadequately represented by counsel, thus depriving him of a fair trial and due process under § 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Hnited States Constitution. He purported to set out by affidavit the respects in which counsel was inadequate. The affidavit is as follows:

“1. I am the defendant herein and make this *522affidavit in support of my motion for a new trial and other relief.

“2. On my trial my appointed counsel failed…