Kurtz v. Cain

518 Submitted April 7, 2020; judgment on Claim 2(a) reversed and remanded, otherwise affirmed November 3, 2021 JOSEPH WAYNE KURTZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Brad CAIN, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution, Defendant-Respondent. Malheur County Circuit Court 17CV11433; A168758

500 P3d 685

Petitioner appeals a judgment denying him post-conviction relief, contending that the post-conviction court erred in concluding that he had failed to establish either (1) that his trial counsel had performed deficiently in failing to request merger of two of petitioner’s counts, or (2) that…