Francis v. State

[¶ 1] Ralph A. Francis appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Washington County, Hunter, J.) denying his petition for post-conviction review in which Francis claimed that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at sentencing because (1) his attorney allowed sentencing to occur immediately after the verdict was returned, resulting in his attorney’s failure to prepare properly for sentencing, and (2) his attorney failed to present mitigating factors to the sentencing court. We affirm the judgment.

[¶2] Francis was found guilty by a jury on February 19, 2003, of aggravated…