Foster v. State

OPINION

In this appeal, we consider whether the district court properly denied appellant Troy Anthony Foster’s post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Foster asserts a number of claims of error in connection with that denial. Primarily, we address Foster’s claim that his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel was violated when his counsel on direct appeal failed to assign any error with regard to the trial court’s finding that defense counsel violated Batson v. Kentucky. During jury selection, the trial court sustained the State’s Batson objection to…