Canty v. State

Donnell Canty appeals an order denying postconviction relief. We affirm.

After conviction in circuit court case number 96-37916, defendant-appellant Canty agreed to abandon the motion for new trial in exchange for a sentence of two-and-one-half years as a habitual violent felony offender. Defendant simultaneously entered a plea in another pending case, for the identical sentence. As part of the plea, defendant explicitly agreed to give up the right to appeal, including appeal in the just-tried case number 96-37916.

By motion for postconviction relief, defendant asserts that he asked his counsel…