Jeffrey A. Weisheit, Appellant (petitioner Below) v. State of Indiana, Appellee (respondent Below)

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief on claims that trial and appellate counsel were ineffective. It concluded that counsel's alleged errors concerning penalty-phase mitigation, expert testimony, juror questioning, a pretrial statement, fire-origin testimony, cumulative prejudice, and appellate presentation either did not constitute deficient performance or did not establish a reasonable probability of a different result. The court also determined that the post-conviction court's inconsistent findings did not prevent affirmance because its ultimate result was legally supportable.