Mitchell v. State

OPINION

In this appeal, appellant Johnnie Mitchell contends that the district court erred in rejecting claims presented in his post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging, in part, that his conviction for attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon as an aider and abettor should be vacated in light of our decision in Sharma v. State.1 Our decision in Sharma was issued after Mitchell’s conviction became final. Thus, we consider as a matter of first impression whether Sharma applies to convictions that became final before Sharma was decided. We conclude that it does and…