Title: In re Grega

State: vermont

Issuer: Vermont Supreme Court

Document:

In re Grega (2002-291); 175 Vt. 631; 833 A.2d 872

2003 VT 77

[Filed 29-Aug-2003]

                                 ENTRY ORDER

                                 2003 VT 77

                      SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 2002-291

                             JANUARY TERM, 2003

  In re John Grega	               }	APPEALED FROM:
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                                       }	Windham Superior Court
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                                       }	DOCKET NO. 150-4-99 Wmcv

                                                Trial Judge: Richard W. Norton

             In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

       ¶  1.  Petitioner John Grega appeals from a decision of the Windham
  Superior Court denying his petition for post-conviction relief alleging
  ineffective assistance of both his trial and appellate counsel.  The court
  found that petitioner did not meet his burden of proof in demonstrating
  that fundamental errors committed by his attorneys rendered his convictions
  and/or sentences defective.  On appeal, petitioner claims that the superior
  court committed several errors in denying his petition.  We affirm.

       ¶  2.  In 1995, petitioner was convicted by a jury of aggravated
  murder under 13 V.S.A. § 2311(a)(8), and aggravated sexual assault under 13
  V.S.A. § 3253(a)(1).  He was originally sentenced on both convictions.  On
  appeal, this Court upheld petitioner's conviction of aggravated murder and
  sentence of life without the possibility of parole, and vacated his
  conviction and sentence for aggravated sexual assault on double jeopardy
  grounds.  See State v. Grega, 168 Vt. 363,