Moore v. State

In his motion, Moore raised three grounds, two of which the majority concludes the trial court properly denied. I join the majority in this conclusion. However, I do not agree that the trial court erred by denying Moore’s claim of ineffective assistance for failure of his counsel to move for a severance.

In order to obtain relief on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must “show that counsel’s performance was deficient” and that “the deficient performance prejudiced the defense.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). “It is…