Rodgers v. State

SCHROEDER, Justice.

Daniel Rodgers appeals the district court’s order denying a petition for post-conviction relief following a judgment of conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for the first degree murder of Preston Murr. Rodgers sought post-conviction relief upon the grounds of: (1) newly discovered evidence, (2) ineffective assistance of trial counsel, (3) ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, (4) prosecutorial misconduct, and (5) attorney-client conflict between Rodgers and his trial counsel.

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BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

The factual background of this case has been…