Fodge v. State

PERRY, Judge.

In April of 1989, Aaron B. Fodge, Sr., was found guilty by a jury of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under the age of sixteen. I.C. § 18-1508. The district court sentenced Fodge to life in prison with a minimum period of thirty years’ confinement. Fodge initially appealed his conviction to the Idaho Supreme Court. The conviction was affirmed in January of 1992. State v. Fodge, 121 Idaho 192, 824 P.2d 123 (1992).

Following denial of his appeal, Fodge filed an application for post-conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing and appeal…