Opinion ID: 1697053
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Failing to Timely Request a Richardson Hearing

Text: In his next claim, Evans argues that counsel was ineffective for failing to timely request a Richardson [17] hearing, object to the trial court's denial of a full inquiry, and seek sanctions against the State after Charles Cannon, Pfeiffer's next-door neighbor, changed his testimony at the third trial. The State asserts that Evans' claim is without merit because counsel timely requested a Richardson hearing and the trial court simply denied the request on the merits because the State's conversation with Cannon about the possibility of forgetting parts of his testimony did not qualify as discoverable evidence under the rules. The postconviction court denied this claim because Evans failed to demonstrate deficiency and prejudice where the record indicated that no discovery violation had occurred. We affirm the denial because the trial record completely refutes this claim.