Martin v. State

Miller, Judge.

Sean Martin was convicted of the rape, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment of his former girlfriend. This Court affirmed Martin’s convictions in an unpublished opinion, but remanded the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing on Martin’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim. After a hearing, the trial court rejected this claim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance so prejudiced him that there is a…