Duross v. State

HORSEY, Justice:

We here consider the question of whether the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), requires a modification of our State’s well-established rule that a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel will not be heard on direct or postconviction appeal, unless that claim had been raised below. We find that such established rule is not inconsistent with Strickland, and we decline to consider the defendant’s claim on direct appeal. Accordingly, we affirm.

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