Wright v. State

We grant this petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel and remand for a new sentencing hearing at which the court shall consider youthful offender sanctions. Petitioner was convicted after jury trial of burglary with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm. The jury found that he discharged a firearm and inflicted great bodily harm. Petitioner admitted his involvement in the offense and that he was present, but maintained that he was not the shooter. Petitioner was twenty years of age at the time of the offense and had no prior criminal record. At the time of…