Burce v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Kildgret Emmanuel Buree was convicted of statutory rape after a jury trial. He appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, maintaining that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no merit in Buree’s claim of error, we affirm.

“[T]o succeed on a claim of ineffective assistance, [a defendant] must prove both that his trial counsel’s performance was deficient and that there is a reasonable probability that the trial result would have been different if not for the deficient performance.” If a defendant fails to prove one prong of this test, the…