Wynn v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Harold Wynn guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Wynn appeals from the conviction, contending trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to properly investigate the arresting officer’s stated basis for stopping him. According to Wynn, had counsel done so, counsel’s cross-examination of the officer would have been more effective and the jury might have found him not guilty. Finding no error, we affirm.

To succeed on a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, a defendant must prove both that his trial counsel’s performance…