People v. Canody

Opinion by

Judge RUSSELL.

Defendant, James DiAngelo Canody, appeals from the trial court's order denying his motions for postconviction relief. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.

I. Background

This appeal involves two separate cases that were jointly resolved in a post-trial plea and sentencing agreement: |

1. In 02CR199, Canody was tried and convicted of assault, attempted robbery, menacing, child abuse, cruelty to animals, criminal mischief, and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. After receiving the jury's verdicts, the court set the matter for a bench…