State v. Thorpe

Appellant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony. The Supreme Court vacated Appellant’s sentences of life imprisonment without parole for the murder charges and remanded with instructions to sentence Appellant to life imprisonment on the murder charges. Appellant filed an amended motion for postconviction relief, alleging, among other claims, ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in denying relief, without an evidentiary hearing, on Appellant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to call certain witnesses; and (2) Appellant remaining assignments of error either lacked merit or were procedurally barred. View "State v. Thorpe" on Justia Law