In Re Mecier

Following our decision in State v. Mecier, 138 Vt. 149, 412 A.2d 291 (1980), upholding defendant’s convictions on two counts of aggravated assault in the shooting of his wife and daughter, defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief. 13 Y.S.A. § 7131 et seq. As grounds defendant claimed he was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel guaranteed under the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, in that his trial attorneys refused to allow him to testify, neglected to call all potential witnesses in his behalf, and failed to cross-examine certain…