Lara v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

Appellant Jerry Lara appeals from a district court order denying his post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 He contends on appeal that the district court erred in rejecting his claims of ineffective assistance by trial and appellate counsel. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 10, 1997, the State charged Lara with murder with the use of,a deadly weapon (open murder) and discharging a firearm at or into a vehicle. The State alleged that on October 26, 1996, Lara shot several times at the rear of Eduardo Sonera’s 1976 Cadillac and that…