Legal Opinion

State v. Steele

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 30, 2012No. 2010-270-C.APublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON,

for the Court.

The applicant, Jerry Lee Steele a/k/a Jerry King, appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief. The only contention that the applicant articulates on appeal is that his court-appointed attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel while representing him at his post-conviction-relief hearing. Specifically, he contends: (1) that his counsel was operating under an actual conflict of interest during the postconviction-relief hearing; and (2) that his counsel failed to develop a proper record at the postconviction-relief hearing.

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