Maxfield v. Nooth

Petitioner appeals from a general judgment denying his petition for post-conviction relief on the ground that his trial counsel’s performance at sentencing did not meet the requirements of Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, and the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In particular, petitioner contends that his trial counsel performed deficiently by not presenting a mitigation case at sentencing that, in petitioner’s view, could have led the trial court to impose a shorter sentence. The post-conviction court agreed with petitioner that his trial counsel performed…