Gregoire v. State

I concur fully that Gregoire waived the contention set forth in Division 1 of the majority. I concur specially with the majority’s determination in Division 2 that Gregoire has failed to show reversible error in the trial court’s conclusion that he was not entitled to a new trial based upon his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. To prevail on an ineffectiveness claim, pursuant to Strickland v. Washington,3 a defendant must establish that counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance was prejudicial to his defense.4 The majority has determined that the trial…