Smith v. State

Petitioner, Marlon Jermaine Smith, was convicted of armed robbery and use of a deadly weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The trial court imposed a sentence of twenty-two years for armed robbery, and a concurrent five-year sentence for the weapon charge. This court granted certiorari to review petitioner’s belated appeal from the denial of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR). Petitioner asserts the PCR judge erred in denying and dismissing his claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel because trial counsel failed to (1) adequately communicate with petitioner,…