State v. Terry C. Jones (070733)

Defendant, Terry Jones, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual contact. The charges involved allegations that, on two occasions about a week apart, defendant raped a nineteen-year-old girl who was living with him and his family. This appeal concerns his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR), in which he claims, in relevant part, that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to (1) procure the appearance of an alibi witness who would have provided exculpatory and corroborative evidence that would have supported his defense; (2) obtain and…