Jefferson v. State

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant was tried, and found guilty as charged, for the crime of armed robbery. After filing the timely notice of appeal, appellate counsel for Mr. Jefferson requested that jurisdiction be relinquished to the trial court to determine whether appellant received reasonably effective assistance of counsel at his trial. This court then entered an order temporarily relinquishing jurisdiction “for collateral proceedings to determine whether effective assistance of counsel was rendered .... ” (e.s.) Pursuant to this order, a hearing was held before the trial judge who then entered…