Cooper v. State

MAXWELL, J., for the court:

¶ 1. Jonathan Cooper appeals the Washington County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Cooper argues his attorneys were ineffective in moving to amend his indictment to include the phrase “not in necessary self-defense” rather than attempting to quash it based on the absence of that phrase. He also argues his attorneys rendered ineffective assistance in several respects in dealing with the testimony of the State’s expert in forensic pathology, Dr. Shephen Hayne. Because Cooper has failed to show (1) deficiency and (2) prejudice…