Legal Opinion
Minor v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 2003No. 49S02-0306-PC-259PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Thomas Minor is appealing the denial of post-conviction relief. He claims his appellate lawyer on direct appeal was ineffective for fading to raise on appeal the propriety of Minor’s being tried by a six-person jury, in violation of Ind.Code § 35-37-1-1. The Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief. Minor v. State, 782 N.E.2d 459 (Ind.Ct.App.2003), reh’g denied.
The Court of Appeals determined that the performance of Minor’s appellate lawyer was deficient, but held that reversal is unwarranted because Minor has not shown that his conviction was fundamentally unfair…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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