Carter v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, kidnapping and theft by taking, the defendant’s sole enumeration of error is that his trial counsel was ineffective.

1. The defendant raises no state ground but contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the federal constitution.

2. The defendant’s convictions came after his second trial. His first trial resulted in a mistrial. Defendant’s retained counsel for the first trial withdrew. At the second trial he was represented by appointed counsel whom defendant now contends was ineffective under federal…