Peeples v. State

KURT S. ODENWALD, Chief Judge.

Introduction

Gregory Peeples, Sr. (Peeples) appeals from the motion court’s denial without an evidentiary hearing of his motion for post-conviction relief. In his motion, Peeples argued that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to request that the trial court invoke the witness exclusionary rule, and in preventing Peeples from offering specific testimony. The motion court held that Peeples was not prejudiced by his trial counsel’s failure to invoke the witness exclusionary rule, and that his trial counsel’s decision to advise Peeples to refrain from…