Michael Shane Bunn appealed his conviction on the grounds that he was denied his constitutional right to a competent attorney.
But in Monday's ruling, Justice David Nahmias wrote, "there is no reversible error, and we affirm the Court of Appeals' judgment."
The lone dissenter in the high court's 6-to-1 ruling was Justice Robert Benham, who wrote that he believes the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial attorney's failure to object to the testimony of a therapist relating hearsay statements did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.
Bunn as convicted by a Jackson County jury in 2006.
(Click on the link below to read a full summary of the court's ruling.)
http://accesswdun.com/article/2012/6/249775