Court of Special Appeals of Maryland September 3, 2002, 1004, Sept. Term, 2001 (Mendes v. State)

RAYMOND G. THIEME, Jr., Judge,

Ret’d, Specially Assigned.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Heller, J.) erred by denying post-conviction relief to Fortunato J. Mendes, the appellant, on the ground that his trial counsel was ineffective.