Baumruk v. State

After a jury trial Kenneth Baumruk was found guilty of the first degree murder of his wife and sentenced to death. Baumruk timely filed a pro se motion for postconviction relief. The motion court denied some of the claims without an evidentiary hearing and held an evidentiary hearing on the remaining claims. The court then issued a judgment overruling all claims put forth by the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed the motion court's judgment, holding that the motion court did not err by overruling Baumruk's claims that his competency hearing counsel, trial counsel, and appellate counsel were ineffective for numerous reasons. View "Baumruk v. State" on Justia Law