Arnold v. State

OPINION

Janice M. Holder, J.,

delivered the

opinion of the court,

in which Frank F. Drowota, III, C.J., and E. Riley Anderson, Adolpho A. Birch, Jr., and William M. Barker, JJ., joined.

We granted permission to appeal to determine whether the petitioner’s petition for post-conviction relief states a colorable claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We hold that the petition does state a colorable claim. Therefore, the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded to the post-conviction court for the appointment of counsel.

Factual and Procedural Background

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