State v. Hassoumiou

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v.

HASSOUMI SALOU HASSOUMIOU.

No. COA08-87

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Filed October 21, 2008

This case not for publication

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Lisa Bradley Dawson, for the State.

Kathleen Arundell Widelski, for defendant-appellant.

WYNN, Judge.

Ineffective assistance of counsel claims "brought on direct review will be decided on the merits when the cold record reveals that no further investigation is required . . . ."[1] In this case, Defendant Hassoumi Hassoumiou argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel("IAC")…