Mr. Zommer was convicted of the first-degree murder of Lois Robinson, a 77-year-old woman who was attacked in her home in 2005 and died from a large knife wound to her neck. The jury voted 10-2 to recommend a death sentence and the trial court condemned him. This Court upheld the death sentence on direct appeal and Mr. Zommer filed a postconviction challenge in trial court. It was denied and this appeal followed.