Harris v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J.: Deandre Harris appeals from the denial of his motion filed under K.S.A. 60-1507 alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Harris and codefendant Code Laster were charged and jointly tried for the 1996 shooting death of Paul Moore. Each maintained his own and the other’s innocence, identifying a third person, an individual named Terrock, as the initiator and executor of the murder. Although no direct evidence conclusively showed that either Harris or Laster shot Moore, a considerable amount of evidence showed that Harris drove around…