McCloud v. State

McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant now appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas to two counts of child molestation, which are based on a showing that defendant sexually molested his young stepchild. These pleas were entered after the trial court rejected defendant’s request to plead guilty, without having to admit any wrongdoing, under the procedure set forth in North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U. S. 25 (91 SC 160, 27 LE2d 162). Held:

1. Defendant contends that his court-appointed attorney ineffectively failed to investigate his case, prepare for trial, or provide defendant…