Mark M. Jervis v. State of Indiana

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

[1] Appellant-Petitioner, Mark Jervis (Jervis), appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.

[2] We affirm.

ISSUE

[3] Jervis raises two issues on appeal which we consolidate and restate as the following single issue: Whether Jervis was denied effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

[4] We adopt the recitation of facts as set forth in Jervis’s direct appeal as follows:

On August 14, 1993, Terri Boyer went on a drinking spree with her husband, her brother and the brother’s girlfriend.…