State Ex Rel. Shelton v. Painter

The appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree without a recommendation of mercy. This is a review of an appeal from the circuit court’s ruling in a habeas corpus petition on the single issue of the appellant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

*581For the reasons stated herein, we affirm, in part, and reverse, in part, and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings.

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On August 15, 1995, the appellant, Shane Shelton, was standing outside an apartment building in Wheeling, West Virginia, and shot and killed Kenny Lawson as Lawson exited the building. Several…