Luper v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of rape. Appellant was sentenced to twenty-three years’ imprisonment. Appellant later filed a petition for postconviction relief, asserting eleven claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The circuit court denied the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. Appellant appealed, arguing that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on five claims raised in his petition. The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s order, holding that Appellant was not entitled to postconviction relief and that the circuit court did not err in denying his petition without a hearing.
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