In Re Miller

Defendant Timothy E Miller appeals a superior court order finding insufficient evidence to grant his post-conviction relief petition for release or retrial due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Defendant alleges that the trial court erred when it applied an incorrect standard of attorney competence, held that a tactical decision by trial counsel was reasonable, and applied an incorrect standard of prejudice. We affirm.

In April of 1982, the body of Timothy O’Neal was found in the Winooski River. The State charged defendant and Ricky Sorrell with murder. The cases were separated for trial.…