DeCOSTA v. CUPP

No. 112,153; CA 16968.

619 P.2d 287 (1980)

49 Or.App. 119

Daniel Ellis DeCosta, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Ellis DeCosta, pro se.

James M. Brown, Atty. Gen., John R. McCulloch, Jr., Sol. Gen., William F. Gary, Deputy Sol. Gen., and Jan P. Londahl, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, for respondent.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and ROBERTS and CAMPBELL, JJ.


GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

Appellant sought post conviction relief in the Circuit Court for Marion County contending that: (1) the state had failed to scrupulously observe a plea bargain; (2) appellant was denied assistance of effective trial counsel, and (3) appellant was denied assistance of effective appellate counsel. The trial court denied relief, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

With respect to the appellant's first two contentions at the trial,...

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