Robinson v. State

¶1 Frank Robinson (Robinson) appeals from an opinion and order of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, denying postconviction relief without a hearing. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 Whether the District Court properly denied, without an evidentiary hearing, Robinson’s postconviction claim that his trial counsel’s failure to request a jury poll about a newspaper article constituted ineffective assistance of counsel.

¶4 Whether the District Court properly denied Robinson’s postconviction claim that he was denied the effective assistance of…