      The Petitioner complained that his attorney failed to file a motion requesting a severance of
his trial from that of his co-defendants. The Petitioner testified that during the trial, the confession
of one of his co-defendants, implicating the Petitioner in the crime, was read to the jury without
objection by his trial attorney. The Petitioner also claimed that his attorney did not object to the
make-up of the grand jury that indicted him and did not object to two minority members of the jury
being excused from the jury during voir dire. In addition, he complained that his attorney did not
object to an inappropriate jury instruction defining reasonable doubt.

       The Petitioner further testified that after his stay at the Wilder YouthDevelopment Center,
he was transported to and held in Alabama for approximately two and a half months without being
charged with any crime. He also claimed that while he was in Alabama, an investigator tried to
speak with him, and he requested a lawyer. According to the Petitioner, the investigator continued
to question him despite the request. The Petitioner testified that he told his trial attorney about the
questioning. However, when asked if his attorney had filed a motion to suppress any statements he
had made to the investigator, the Petitioner stated, “I didn’t speak with [the investigator].”

        Finally, the Petitioner complained that his attorney failed to interview Charles Tate, an
inmate at Wilder at the time of the crime. However, the Petitioner also admitted that Tate was