White v. Kelso

Clarke, Chief Justice.

This appeal from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus was granted to consider whether a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel is waived by petitioner if his appellate counsel, who was not his trial counsel, fails to assert it on direct appeal. We conclude that the ineffective assistance claim was waived.

Victor White was convicted of three counts of armed robbery and received three life prison terms. He was represented at trial by a court-appointed attorney. After his trial, another attorney was appointed to handle his appeal. The only issue raised in the…