State v. Leach

William Leach appeals from judgments of conviction and an order denying his motion for a new trial. Leach raises four claims of error: (1) he was denied his constitutional rights to due process and effective assistance of counsel because he was compelled to proceed to trial while suffering from amnesia and thus unable to assist counsel in his own defense; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel by his trial counsel’s failure to request an instruction on endangering safety by conduct regardless of life; (3) the trial court erred by directing a verdict against him at the sanity phase…