Muhammad v. State

KURT S. ODENWALD, Chief Judge.

Introduction

Rasheed Muhammad (Muhammad) appeals from the motion court’s denial without an evidentiary hearing of his motion for post-conviction relief. Muhammad pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in exchange for a favorable sentencing recommendation by State. Muhammad now argues that his defense counsel’s failure to advise him of a potentially available defense and the possibility of conviction on a lesser-included charge rendered involuntary his guilty plea and the associated sentences he received. Because…