Rodriguez v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

Vincent Rodriguez appeals his convictions for robbery with a firearm and grand theft. Due to the circumstantial nature of the case, which turned on the State’s identification evidence and Rodriguez’s credibility as a witness, we must reverse Rodriguez’s convictions and remand this case for a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel apparent on the face of the record.

Although Rodriguez raises a multitude of issues, we find one issue particularly dispositive and worthy of discussion. We agree that Rodriguez’s trial attorney gave…