Porter v. State

WALTERS, Justice.

NATURE OF THE CASE

This is a first degree murder case in which George Porter was accused of violently beating his former girlfriend to death. The Court is asked on appeal to review the district court’s dismissal of Porter’s second application for post-conviction relief. For the reasons stated below, we dismiss the appeal.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

George Porter was convicted of first degree murder for the death of his former girlfriend Teresa Jones. Responding to a report that Jones had not been seen for several days, police found Jones’ body in the bedroom of her…