State of Louisiana v. Henri Broadway

Summary

The court denied Broadway's application for post-conviction relief, holding that he failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a material suppression of favorable evidence, or prejudicial juror misconduct. The court found no prejudice from counsel's alleged guilt- or penalty-phase deficiencies, concluded that the undisclosed investigative materials and hypnosis video were not material under the applicable disclosure standard, and found no connection between the jurors' betting pool and the verdict or deliberations. CRICHTON, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part, would have granted limited review to examine the penalty-phase ineffective-assistance claim more fully.