Howard v. State

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Leron Howard appeals from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. We affirm, concluding Howard failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact on his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and prose-cutorial misconduct.

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[¶ 2] In 2012, a jury found Howard guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Howard appealed, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the verdicts and the district court erred by using a multi-county jury pool and denying his pre-trial motion for change of venue. This Court affirmed the…