Kurtz v. State

Justice WALLER:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR) to Respondent Michael Kurtz (Kurtz).

*17 FACTS

Kurtz pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and was sentenced to five (5) years for the manslaughter charge and twenty-five (25) years, suspended to seven (7) years, for leaving the scene of an accident.1 Kurtz filed an application for PCR alleging ineffective assistance of counsel.

The PCR judge found trial counsel had misadvised Kurtz that he would be eligible for parole on the leaving the scene…