State v. Martin

The principal issue in this appeal is whether defendant-appellant, Jimmie Martin (defendant), had the effective assistance of counsel, as required by the Sixth Amendment, when his attorney failed to file a motion to suppress his statement to the police on the ground it was coerced and involuntary. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that defendant’s constitutional rights were not violated.

The appeal is from defendant’s conviction in a bench trial of complicity in the offense of robbery. Five errors are asserted, three by appellate counsel and two by defendant pro se. Counsel’s…