Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1988No. 04A03-8802-PC-36PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Chief Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Tony Gene Williams appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief contending, inter alia, he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We agree and reverse on this issue.
FACTS
Williams and one James Taylor were charged with robbery, a class A felony.1 Both pleaded not guilty and the same attorney was appointed to represent both of them. Jury trial was waived and the joint trial of Williams and Taylor was set for May 31, 1978. On the day of trial, Taylor, still represented by the same lawyer, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Arvey Hawy Lyons and Vickie Elaine Lyons, A/K/A Vickie ColbertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Armstrong v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Holleman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Hutchinson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- Luke M. Warren v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- Latta v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Jerry Jones v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020
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