Alford v. State

Appellant seeks review of the trial court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm except for the summary denial of appellant’s claim that defense counsel was ineffective for moving to consolidate two cases charging appellant with committing sexual offenses against two different victims. As to that claim, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

In his postconviction motion, appellant claimed defense counsel was ineffective for moving to consolidate the cases without advising him of the risks, which included depriving him of the opportunity to object to the…