In re Hatten

Petitioner appeals from denial of post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing, after pleading nolo contendere to charges of careless and negligent driving of a motor vehicle resulting in the death of a person, 23 V.S.A. § 1091(c). We affirm.

Petitioner, following departure from a local ski area, was involved in a high-speed accident that injured him seriously and killed his passenger. The affidavit of probable cause alleged that petitioner and his companion had consumed alcohol prior to leaving the ski area and that he had driven his automobile in a wild…