Green v. State

A jury convicted Roderick L. Green (“Green”) of armed robbery of a restaurant. The court sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal.

Green filed an application for post-conviction relief (“PCR”) alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and asking for a belated appeal. Although the PCR court denied the ineffective assistance of counsel claim after a hearing, it granted a belated review of his direct appeal issues.

This Court granted review pursuant to White v. State 1 and affirmed Green’s conviction. We also granted certiorari to review the ineffective assistance of…