James v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, alleging that he was not afforded effective assistance of counsel at trial. The trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant's allegation that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call a witness during the penalty phase of his trial was conclusory and thus without merit; and (2) the trial court did not err in finding Defendant's claim that his attorney should have secured a change of venue was conclusory in nature and not supported by facts.
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