Drapeau v. State

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Eddie Lee Drapeau appeals the dismissal of his application for post-conviction relief. 1 In his application, he alleged he had been denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. 2 On appeal he raises the sole issue of whether the district court erred in summarily dismissing the application without holding an evidentiary hearing.

Drapeau contended that he was denied assistance of counsel in several respects. He complains that his counsel (a) conferred with him only infrequently and did not work closely with him; (b) did not engage in pretrial discovery; (c) did not…