Chery v. State

This is an appeal by the defendant Augustine Daniel Chery from (1) a final judgment of conviction for first-degree murder and a sentence of life imprisonment with no parole for twenty-five years, and (2) final judgments of conviction and suspended sentences for (a) displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony, and (b) assault. The defendant raises six points on appeal.

First, the defendant contends that he was not accorded effective assistance of counsel at trial, but fails to demonstrate on the face of the record that this is true. Ordinarily, a claim of ineffective assistance of…