Hinkle v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A Floyd County jury found Allen Hinkle guilty of robbery, obstructing a police officer, and battery. In a previous appeal, this Court remanded the case for a hearing on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. After a hearing on Hinkle’s motion for a new trial, the trial court concluded that he had received effective assistance and denied the motion. Finding no error, we affirm.

In order to establish ineffective assistance of counsel, Hinkle “must show both that counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance was prejudicial to his defense.”…