IN RE LOWRY

No. 12-371.

84 A.3d 816 (2013)

2013 VT 85

In re Matthew LOWRY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dawn Matthews , Prisoners' Rights Office, Montpelier, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William H. Sorrell , Attorney General, and Evan Meenan , Assistant Attorney General, Montpelier, for Respondent-Appellee.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ.


SKOGLUND, J.

¶ 1. Petitioner appeals from the superior court's order granting summary judgment to the State and dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR). Petitioner asserts that the PCR court disregarded material disputed facts on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and prematurely concluded that, as a matter of law, counsel's performance was professionally reasonable and did not prejudice the outcome of petitioner's trial. We reverse...

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