Hoskovek v. State

ROONEY, Justice.

In this appeal, appellant-defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in a criminal proceeding in which he was found guilty by a jury of the crime of aggravated robbery. Specifically, appellant contends that the public defender, who represented him at the trial, did not adequately investigate and prepare a “crucial” and “sole” defense premised upon appellant’s lack of mental competence, capacity and legal sanity.

Inasmuch as we do not find factual support for the contention in the record, we affirm.

A criminal defendant is entitled to an “effective”…