Grote v. Powell

The petitioner, Douglas Grote, appeals an order by the Superior Court (Dalianis, J.) dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing. The petitioner asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel during his 1985 trial for possession of a controlled drug with intent to sell, RSA 318-B:2, because the trial court admitted certain evidence which the prosecution had not indicated, during discovery, an intent to adduce and therefore caused defense counsel’s preparation and tactics to be ineffective. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the superior court’s…