Boyd v. State
Annotate this CaseLucious Boyd was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Boyd filed a motion to vacate his conviction and sentence. The circuit court denied relief. Boyd appealed the circuit court’s order denying postconviction relief and also petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus. As to Boyd’s postconviction relief claims, the Supreme Court held (1) Boyd failed to show that he was entitled to a new trial on his claims of actual juror bias; and (2) Boyd was not entitled to relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claims. The Court also denied Boyd’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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