Evans v. Warden

The petitioner, William T. Evans, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the habeas court improperly (1) concluded that, as a matter of law, that he was required to present the testimony of a legal expert at his habeas corpus hearing in order to establish his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) failed to consider the transcript of his criminal trial that was presented at the habeas hearing, and (3) denied his posttrial motions. We agree with the petitioner’s second claim and, with respect to the first claim,…