Conner v. State

SCOLNIK, Justice.

Mark F. Conner appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court, Cumberland County, denying his petition for post-conviction review after an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in the underlying jury trial and in his sentencing. We affirm the judgment.

I

On November 20, 1980, a jury found Mark Conner guilty of the murder of Anthony Piacentini. The facts of the case pertinent to this decision are summarized in State v. Conner, 434 A.2d 509 (Me.1981) as follows:

The elderly victim, Anthony Piacentini, worked in April, 1979, as…