David Pannell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

PYLE, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Appellant/Petitioner, David Pannell (“Pannell”), appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, in which he requested relief from his conviction for murder. Pannell’s conviction was based on the murder of his wife, Leisha. On direct appeal, his appellate attorney ai'gued that the trial court had abused its discretion in excluding testimony regarding Leisha’s drug use and that Pannell’s trial counsel had been ineffective for failing to submit certain evidence and explore all possible defenses. Our Indiana Supreme…