Conahan v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping and sentenced to death for the first-degree murder and to fifteen years' imprisonment for kidnapping. The Supreme Court affirmed on direct appeal. Defendant subsequently filed a motion for postconviction relief. Following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court denied postconviction relief on all claims. Defendant appealed the circuit court's denial of postconviction relief and also petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Defendant's postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition, holding (1) the circuit court did not err in concluding that Defendant's postconviction claims were either procedurally barred, conclusively refuted by the record, facially or legally insufficient as alleged, or without merit as a matter of law; and (2) Defendant's counsel provided effective assistance, and therefore, Defendant's claims for habeas relief failed.
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