Rodriguez v. Weber

[¶ 1.] Cirilo Martin Rodriguez was convicted of felony possession of marijuana and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary after a traffic stop and search of the vehicle he was driving uncovered over ninety-four pounds of marijuana in a hidden compartment. In his application for a writ of habeas corpus he contended, among other things, that his trial attorney was ineffective. A urine sample taken after his arrest proved there was no trace of marijuana in his body, but the State failed to disclose this result, and his lawyer, who knew of the test but not the result, failed to pursue it.…