Prince v. State

This appeal arises from the conviction of Anthony A. Prince, Jr. for possession with intent to sell/deliver cannabis and the resulting sentence of five years incarceration. On appeal, Prince asserts, among other things, that he received ineffective *978assistance of trial counsel as a result of a concession to a lesser included offense. We affirm for the reasons that follow.

On November 20, 2001, Prince was observed outside of a convenience store engaging in what appeared to be drug transactions. When police officers pulled up in an unmarked car, Prince, who initially took flight, was quickly…