Owens v. State

Dillard, Judge.

Following a trial by jury, Charles Earl Owens was convicted on two counts of robbery by sudden snatching. On appeal, Owens contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions, (2) trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance for a number of reasons, and (3) the trial court erred in failing to determine whether Owens and his trial counsel had a conflict of interest. Because Owens’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel, we reverse his convictions.

*822Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,1 the record reflects that on February 6,…