Alford v. State

Green, J.:

Jerry Alford appeals from the trial court’s denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion after appointing counsel and holding a nonevidentiaxy hearing. Alford argues that his attorney at the K.S.A. 60-1507 hearing was ineffective and that the matter should be remanded to the trial court with directions to appoint new counsel and hold an additional hearing. Nevertheless, because Alford has not shown that he suffered legal prejudice by his counsel’s conduct, he is unable to meet the test for ineffective assistance of counsel. Accordingly, we affirm.

In April 2005, the State charged Alford with…