Hernandez v. State

761 N.E.2d 845 (2002)

Anthony G. HERNANDEZ, Appellant (Defendant Below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

No. 68S00-0009-CR-563.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 30, 2002.

Michael K. Ausbrook, Bloomington, IN, for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Richard C. Webster, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Appellee.

BOEHM, Justice.

Anthony Hernandez was convicted of the murder of Berenice Keffer and sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Hernandez contends that (1) his Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel under the United…