DOTTA v. KEENEY

86-C-10215; CA A44387.

752 P.2d 328 (1988)

90 Or.App. 327

Antone M. DOTTA, Appellant, v. J.C. KEENEY, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 6, 1988.

Reconsideration Denied June 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Storkel, Salem, argued the cause and submitted the brief for appellant.

Scott McAlister, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., and Kurt Mitchell, Certified Law Clerk, Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


ROSSMAN, Judge.

Petitioner appeals from a denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his criminal trial. The issue is whether petitioner's court-appointed representation by counsel who was also a city attorney was per se ineffective. We hold that it was not and affirm.

In July, 1985, after a plea bargain, petitioner was sentenced to five years in the Oregon State Penitentiary for...

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