Chapdelaine v. State

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The applicant, Theodore B. Chapdelaine, appeals from a Superior Court judgment denying his application for postconviction relief. On appeal, the applicant contends that the conduct of his retained trial defense counsel constituted ineffective assistance in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, as provided by the United States Constitution. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

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Procedural History

In 2003, applicant was charged by criminal information with three counts of second-degree…