Gorham v. Thompson

In this post-conviction proceeding, petitioner contends that his convictions for sex abuse and rape must be set aside because he received inadequate assistance of trial counsel in violation of Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The post-conviction court held that, by not investigating experts regarding impeachment and credibility issues for petitioner’s third trial before deciding not to use them, petitioner’s trial counsel had not exercised reasonable professional skill and judgment. Nonetheless, that…