Opinion ID: 1621560
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Failure to Make Doyle Objection

Text: Sims also argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to improper prosecutorial commentary on Sims' postarrest, post- Miranda silence, in violation of Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S. Ct. 2240, 49 L. Ed. 2d 91 (1976). Sims does not argue that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise on direct appeal trial counsel's failure to make a Doyle objection. Sims apparently did not argue this issue to the postconviction court, and the postconviction court did not address the effectiveness of appellate counsel. [7] A motion for postconviction relief asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel is procedurally barred where a defendant was represented by a different attorney on direct appeal than at trial and the alleged deficiencies in trial counsel's performance were known or apparent from the record. State v. Marshall, 269 Neb. 56, 690 N.W.2d 593 (2005). Upon review of the briefs in Sims' direct appeal, it is clear that appellate counsel, who was different than Sims' trial counsel, did not raise this issue even though it was apparent from the record. Thus, although for reasons different than those articulated by the postconviction court, we affirm the conclusion that Sims cannot recover on a postconviction claim stemming from an alleged Doyle violation. See State v. Moore, ante p. 71, 718 N.W.2d 537 (2006) (likewise affirming denial of postconviction relief, albeit for reasons different from postconviction court).