Taylor v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Kendrick Taylor was convicted of two counts of cocaine distribution and was sentenced to a total of twenty years, including fourteen to serve. On appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, Taylor contends that the trial court erred by concluding that his trial counsel rendered effective assistance. We disagree and affirm.

Taylor asserts that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to impeach two witnesses, confidential informants (“Cl”) Ashley Wood and Wayne Mullís, with certified copies of their prior convictions. Prior to trial, the court excluded Mullis’s conviction…