State v. Foster

*569 Jeremy D. Foster appeals from the denial of postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Foster asserts that he was prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and on direct appeal. We affirm the judgment below.

I. BACKGROUND

This appeal follows our decision on Foster's direct appeal in State v. Foster , 1 which affirmed Foster's jury trial convictions on one count of first degree murder, four counts **886 of assault in the second degree, and five counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Foster and his codefendant, Darrin D. Smith, were charged with the same…