Blake v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the post-conviction court denying Petitioner's pro se petition for post-conviction relief, holding that the post-conviction court did not err in denying the petition.
Petitioner was convicted of distribution of heroin and sentencing him to eight years in prison. In his post-conviction motion, Petitioner argued that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance during trial and that the State had violated its Brady obligations. The post-conviction court denied relief. The appellate court certified questions of law to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court answered (1) Defendant failed to establish that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to compel production of Internal Affairs Division files; and (2) assuming, without deciding, that the State was required to disclose impeachment evidence prior to the suppression hearing, Petitioner failed to establish the Brady materiality standard.
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