Sweeney v. State

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Petitioner Charles Sweeney (“Sweeney”) appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, which challenged his conviction for Murder. 1 We affirm. 2

Issues

Sweeney presents four issues for review, two of which are neither res judi-cata nor procedurally defaulted:

I. Whether the post-conviction court erroneously determined that the doctrine of laches barred consideration of Sweeney’s post-conviction claims; and

II. Whether Sweeney was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel. 3

Facts and Procedural History

On direct appeal, our…