State v. Roberts

Defendant appeals from a judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of the crime of taking indecent liberties with and upon the person of a 10-year-old girl.

We do not find it necessary to set forth the facts. Error is not assigned to the sufficiency of the evidence.

Trial Counsel — Effectiveness and Competence

Defendant argues that he “was denied effective assistance of counsel contrary to” his constitutional rights. We have recognized that no conviction can stand, no matter how overwhelming the evidence of guilt, if the accused is denied the effective assistance of counsel.…