State v. Bennett

The State appeals the district court’s decision granting post-conviction relief to the appellee, Terry L. Bennett. The district court concluded that Bennett’s trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance of counsel at trial in the following respects: Counsel was ineffective per se because he was fraudulently readmitted to the bar, counsel failed to object to evidence of Bennett’s prior bad acts, and counsel failed to call alibi witnesses. We reverse, and dismiss because Bennett had different counsel on direct appeal than at trial and, therefore, his post-conviction ineffective assistance…