Cribbs v. State

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of rape, kidnapping with bodily harm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the jury’s guilty verdicts and from the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. In his motion for new trial, appellant raised the issue of the effectiveness of his trial counsel. The trial court, after conducting an evidentiary hearing wherein appellant’s trial counsel testified, found that there had been no…