Hall (Bryan) v. State (Death Penalty-Pc)

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of most of Hall's postconviction claims but reversed and remanded the denial of his ineffective-assistance claims concerning the State's procurement and use of his juvenile records and psychological evaluations. The court held that those claims alleged specific, non-record facts that, if proven, could establish deficient performance and prejudice, requiring an evidentiary hearing. It rejected Hall's remaining claims, including challenges involving privilege, trial strategy, evidentiary objections, penalty-phase advocacy, actual innocence, judicial bias, and prosecutorial disqualification.