Dozier v. State

*126OPINION

By the Court,

Douglas, J.:

Appellant Clarence James Dozier appeals from an order of the district court denying his post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In his petition, Dozier contended, among other things, that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge a jury instruction providing that the State had the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that some of the charges at issue were committed in a secret manner and were therefore not barred by the statute of limitations. In addressing the district court’s decision rejecting this claim, we now…