Ponder v. State

Carley, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of armed robbery. He filed a motion for new trial, raising the issue of the effectiveness of his trial counsel. After conducting a hearing, the trial court denied the motion for new trial and appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict. His sole enumeration is that he was not afforded effective assistance of trial counsel.

1. “ ‘In order to prevail on an ineffectiveness claim, a convicted defendant must show (1) “that counsel’s performance was…