Batalona v. State.

This case arises from a challenge by Albert Batalona to the order of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court) that denied without a hearing Batalona's post-conviction petition, which raises twenty-four grounds for relief.

On appeal, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) held that the circuit court erred in denying without a hearing Batalona's claims in his petition relating to defense counsel's failure to challenge a prospective juror for cause and to secure at trial the attendance of a co-participant in the robbery whose out-of-court statement was admitted against Batalona.…