Stevens v. State

¶1 The Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, denied and dismissed Harold Lee Stevens’ petition for postconviction relief. Stevens appeals. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

¶3 1. Are Stevens’ claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to file a motion for severance and by remarks made in closing argument procedurally barred and untimely because Stevens did not assert them in his petition for postconviction relief?

¶4 2. Has Stevens established ineffective assistance of counsel in his remaining claims?

BACKGROUND

¶5 In 1999, the State…