Opinion ID: 1557127
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Heading: Failure to raise competency issue.

Text: ¶ 44. Parker also argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to raise the issue of competency at trial. The record is devoid of any evidence to show that the trial court had reasonable grounds to order a mental examination pursuant to Mississippi Uniform Circuit and County Court Rule 9.06. Because the record lacks any evidence that would suggest Parker was incompetent, we cannot conclude that Parker's counsel acted ineffectively under this assignment of error. See Jordan v. State, 995 So.2d 94, 110 (Miss.2008) (citing Conley v. State, 790 So.2d 773, 784 (Miss.2001)); Miss. R.App. P. 28(a)(6).