Jones v. State

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The primary issue addressed in this opinion is whether the trial court properly refused to consider the appellant’s pro se pleadings and rule upon the appellant’s pro se claims for postconviction relief. Although the appellant, Douglas Jones, was represented by counsel throughout this postconviction relief (PCR) action, he filed several pleadings in the district court asserting the attorneys appointed to represent him in his criminal case rendered ineffective assistance. The trial court refused to consider any of Jones’s pro se pleadings because Jones was represented by…