Boswell v. State of Oregon

515 Argued and submitted October 1, 2019, affirmed July 15, 2020 DUANE KEITH BOSWELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF OREGON, Defendant-Respondent. Sherman County Circuit Court 17CV23881; A167670

469 P3d 846

Petitioner, who was convicted at a bench trial of 11 different offenses related to a stolen truck, filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging that his attorney had provided deficient representation under both the state and federal constitutions. He argued that his attorney had performed inadequately by fail- ing to (1) introduce additional evidence to show the bias of a trial…