HALL, Chief Judge.
Defendant, Frederick O. Ball, was convicted of attempted second degree murder and sentenced to 40 years at hard labor. He filed an application for post-conviction relief with the trial court asserting that he was unconstitutionally denied effective assistance of counsel. The trial court found that although the defendant's trial counsel made significant errors at trial, the representation viewed as a whole was competent. Also, the court ruled that...
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