Alderson v. State

Green, J.:

Shawn Alderson appeals from the trial court’s denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion after an evidentiary hearing. Alderson contends that the trial court erred in denying his claims that his trial counsel was ineffective: (1) in failing to call witnesses that would support his self-defense strategy; (2) in failing to impeach a witness with his prior inconsistent statements; and (3) in not proffering evidence of the victim’s prior conviction. Nevertheless, all of the evidence that Alderson claims should have been presented by his trial counsel related to a last-minute, self-defense…