Howard v. State

*716OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, J.:

Appellant Samuel Howard (Howard) was convicted of two counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and one count of murder. The jury sentenced Howard to death. Howard filed a post-conviction petition in district court claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court dismissed Howard’s petition. We affirm the district court’s dismissal.

Facts

On March 26, 1980, a security guard detained Howard for attempting to defraud Sears Roebuck. Howard pulled out a .357 magnum, took the guard’s badge and portable radio, and escaped.

Howard then telephoned a…