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Appeals panel hears challenge to Christopher Thompson's post-conviction denial, defense cites ineffective counsel and involuntary plea
Summary
In an appellate oral argument, defense attorney Melinda Meddor asked judges to reverse a post-conviction court's denial for Christopher Thompson, who pleaded to second-degree murder and drew a 20-year sentence; the defense argued counsel was ineffective and the plea was involuntary, while the state said the record does not support relief.
An appellate panel heard oral arguments in a challenge to Christopher Thompson's post-conviction denial, where defense attorney Melinda Meddor argued Thompson's conviction should be reversed because he received ineffective assistance of counsel and entered an involuntary plea. Thompson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 20-year sentence.
Meddor told the panel that the case's facts are unusual: Thompson and family members lived intermittently in a trailer and tent at an encampment near Garrett Lake in Wigley County. She described an altercation in January 2022 in which Thompson said he pushed his niece, who hit her head on a metal box and…
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