Figueroa v. State

ORDER

The applicant, Bernardo Figueroa (applicant or Figueroa), appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief by a justice of the Superior Court. On appeal, the applicant argues that the hearing justice’s failure to conduct a full evidentiary hearing on the issues raised in his application constitutes reversible error. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

On April 15, 1996, this Court affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of Figueroa. 1 Thereafter, in November 1996, applicant sought postconviction relief in the Superior…