Middleton v. State

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

John J. Middleton appeals from the denial of post-conviction relief from his conviction and death sentence for the first-degree murder of Alfred Pinegar. He alleges the state had an undisclosed deal with one of the key witnesses for the prosecution. He further alleges that trial counsel were ineffective in failing to challenge a juror during voir dire, in choosing not to present a diminished capacity defense in the guilt phase, in failing to present certain mitigating evidence, and in failing to object (1) to the admission of certain evidence, (2) to certain…