Griffin v. State

LANSING, Judge.

Russell E. Griffin appeals from the district court’s order summarily dismissing his successive petition for post-conviction relief.

I

BACKGROUND

A. The Initial Post-Conviction Petition

Griffin was serving a sentence for second degree murder when, in 1997, he filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief alleging four claims of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel in his criminal trial. He later received appointed counsel to represent him in that proceeding. The district court issued a notice of intent to dismiss the petition because it contained…