RONNIE R. v. Trent

This is an appeal by Ronnie R. (hereinafter “the Appellant”) 1 from a March 10, 1994, order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County denying a post-conviction habeas corpus petition. The Appellant alleges various errors including ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient funding of the Public Defender’s Office. We find no error by the lower court in denying the post-conviction relief and affirm its decision.

I

The Appellant was convicted in August 1992 of six counts of first degree sexual assault, three counts of second degree sexual assault, and three counts of child sexual abuse. The…