Morgan v. State

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The petitioner, John Henry Morgan, appeals the trial court’s denial of post-conviction relief. The sole issue presented for review is whether the petitioner received the effective assistance of counsel at trial as to three of the four counts for which he was convicted.

We hold that he did not and vacate the convictions on counts 2, 5 and 6. The conviction on count 1, resulting in a 30-year sentence, has not been challenged in this appeal.

In April 1988, the petitioner was indicted for six counts of sexual abuse of four minor children. Counts 1 and 3 charged aggravated rape,…