Knox v. State

SACKETT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of postconviction relief to applicant-appellant John Albert Knox, Jr. Knox contends: (1) the State failed to disclose exculpatory evidence; (2) the State acted in bad faith in dismissing an earlier charge in violation of his right to a speedy trial; and (3) his appellate counsel was not effective because he failed to preserve the issue of the jury foreman’s alleged racial bias. We affirm.

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