Ingle v. State

Justice WALLER:

Petitioner was convicted of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act upon a child and was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of thirty and five years, respectively. We granted his petition for a writ of certiorari to review the denial of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR). We reverse.

*470ISSUE

Did the PCR court err in concluding that trial counsel was not ineffective?

DISCUSSION

Petitioner argues trial counsel undermined his defense in several respects and the PCR court erred in finding that counsel was not ineffective. We agree.

To establish a…