Deparvine v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of armed carjacking. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death on both murder counts. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentences. Defendant subsequently filed a motion for postconviction relief, raising twenty-eight claims. After an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court denied relief. Defendant appealed the denial of his postconviction motion, raising twenty-one claims, and also petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus, raising two claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court’s denial of relief on all claims and denied habeas corpus relief, holding (1) Defendant failed to establish that any errors occurred that, either individually or cumulatively, would entitle him to a new guilt phase trial; and (2) Defendant’s claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel were procedurally barred.
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