Harold Hazard v. State of Rhode Island

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

The applicant, Harold Hazard, appeals to this Court from the Superior Court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief. Hazard previously had been convicted of one count of first-degree child moles tation sexual assault, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-37-8.1, 1 and four counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault, in violation of § 11-37-8.3. 2 Before this Court, Hazard contends that his application for postconviction relief should have been granted based on what he argues was prejudicial error committed by his trial counsel when…