Briseno v. State

In 2009, Patricio Briseno was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree premeditated murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder. The charges arose after a passenger in an SUV fired at some boys standing outside; the State charged Briseno with being the driver.

After the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed his convictions and sentence, Briseno filed a habeas corpus claim under K.S.A. 60-1507 alleging that his trial counsel had been ineffective. The district court held an evidentiary hearing and denied the motion.

Briseno argues on appeal that his counsel was ineffective because his…