McHam v. State

We granted certiorari to review the denial of Gregory McHam’s application for post-conviction relief (PCR). McHam contends he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because counsel failed to renew an in limine motion to suppress drug evidence. McHam asserts his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when an officer at a traffic checkpoint opened the passenger’s side door of the vehicle he was driving, which revealed a package of crack cocaine inside the car and led to the discovery of additional drug evidence. The State contends counsel was not ineffective and the officer’s action…