Berryhill v. State

CADY, Justice.

Jeff Berryhill appeals from an order by the district court dismissing his application for postconviction relief for failing to first raise his claims for relief on direct appeal. Berryhill claims he was not required to pursue an appeal because the trial record was inadequate to develop his claims. We affirm the ruling by the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Jeff Berryhill was convicted of first-degree burglary on November 6, 1997. He forcibly entered an apartment one evening after he suspected his girlfriend had gone to the apartment to visit a man with whom…