Carter v. State

Appellant, Rodrick Carter, appeals an order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief, which challenged his conviction of robbery with a firearm and his habitual felony offender sentence to life in prison. On appeal, appellant raises numerous grounds to support his claim that he is entitled to relief. We find all but one to be without merit.

Appellant has raised four independent grounds, which he believes support his claim that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, including an allegation that his trial counsel failed to investigate and interview three alibi…