State v. Frogge

EDMUNDS, Justice.

In this case, we review the trial court’s determination that defendant did not receive effective assistance of counsel at his second capital sentencing proceeding. Because we find that defendant’s trial counsel provided adequate assistance under the applicable standards established by the United States Supreme Court, we reverse the trial court and order the reinstatement of defendant’s death sentence.

Defendant Danny Dean Frogge was tried twice for the murders of his father and stepmother. At the first trial, evidence was presented indicating that defendant was living with his…