Ryle v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Ryle’s first motion for postconviction relief. It held that Ryle’s challenge to the procedural bars was immaterial because the Superior Court decided his claims on the merits, and that he failed to establish ineffective assistance of appellate counsel because he showed neither deficient performance nor prejudice. The Court also concluded that the proposed discovery-sanction issue was not clearly stronger than the issues appellate counsel presented.