Larry Ellison v. Grace Rogers Attorney General of the State of New Jersey

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Larry Ellison was convicted of sexual assault and child endangerment and sentenced to 10 years of incarceration. He pursued a direct appeal with the aid of counsel through the entire New Jersey state court system but alleged claims of ineffective assistance of counsel at each stage in supplemental pro se briefs. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey denied Ellison’s ineffective assistance and due process claims, noting that the denial was “without prejudice to defendant to raise ineffective assistance of counsel or other due…