Lott v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Andrew Lott entered pleas of no contest to three charges of assault in the second degree. Superior Court Judge Richard D. Saveli sentenced Lott to a total of ten years with one year suspended. Lott thereafter filed a motion to withdraw his no contest pleas, contending that his trial counsel had provided him with ineffective representation. Following an evidentiary hearing, Judge Saveli denied Lott’s motion, finding that Lott had failed to demonstrate that his counsel acted ineffectively. Lott challenges this ruling on appeal. We affirm.

Lott was indicted in April of…