State v. Cooks

¶ 1. Eric D. Cooks appeals from a judgment of conviction of seven counts stemming from a robbery and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Cooks challenges his trial counsel's effectiveness on several grounds. Cooks claims his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to: (1) the sending of police reports to the jury room, (2) the admission of evidence regarding a victim's miscarriage that occurred shortly after the crime, and (3) the admission of a victim's testimony that he knew Cooks from a previous jail term. We…