Benson v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Benson’s motion for postconviction relief. It held that his ineffective-assistance claims lacked merit, his Brady claim was waived by his knowing and voluntary guilty plea and unsupported by the record, and his remaining trial-error claims were procedurally barred because they were not raised on direct appeal. The Court also upheld the denial of state-funded transcripts and an evidentiary hearing.