Hamner v. State

The defendant below, convicted and sentenced for sexual battery without physical force, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance, a defendant must show (1) that counsel’s performance was deficient, and (2) that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Here, even if defendant’s trial counsel’s performance was deficient in limited respects, no reasonable probability exists…