Grainey v. State

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Dennis Grainey appeals his conviction for destruction of property in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-201(a) and (b)(iii) (Lexis 1999) on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Finding that Grainey has not met his burden of proof, we affirm his conviction.

ISSUE

We discern the following issue for our review:

I. Whether the defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel.

FACTS

On December 10, 1997, Dennis Grainey rented room 118 at the Wyoming Motel in Buffalo, Wyoming. Later that evening, Grai-ney went to the Crossroads Inn Bar in Buffalo where…