Dobbins v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging, inter alia, that one of the witnesses who testified at Appellant's trial had given false testimony. The postconviction court denied the petition without an evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded for a hearing. After an evidentiary hearing on remand, the postconviction court again denied the petition, concluding that Appellant was not entitled to a new trial under the Larrison v. United States test. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding the postconviction court did not abuse its discretion when (1) it concluded that certain out-of-court statements by the witness were inadmissible hearsay; and (2) it denied Appellant's request for the appointment of advisory counsel to assist him at his postconviction evidentiary hearing.
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