Court Opinion

ID: 9538467
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:36:50.876923+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:57:53.995735
License: Public Domain

CLARK, J.
I concur in the judgment and in the opinion of the court insofar as it reaffirms the principle that a judgment of conviction may not be set aside on the basis of speculation, and that the claim of incompetence of trial counsel must be rejected on appeal when, as in this case, the record does not reveal counsel’s reasons for acting or failing to act in the manner complained of. I concur in the dissenting opinion insofar as it contends that the discussion in the majority opinion as to the appropriate standard for resolving claims of incompetence of trial counsel is dictum. Therefore, I consider it neither necessary nor appropriate to address that issue at this time.