Legal Opinion
Jordan v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 1987No. 49S04-8701-PC-OOO99PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CRIMINAL PETITION TO TRANSFER
DICKSON, Justice.
Following his guilty plea, defendant Rodney Jordan was convicted of forgery, a class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-43-5-2. His subsequent post-conviction relief petition was initially denied by the trial court, but that determination was reversed by the Court of Appeals, Jordan v. State (1985), Ind.App., 485 N.E.2d 1386, which found that the trial court erred in accepting the defendant’s guilty plea because the factual basis before the court did not establish the crime as charged. The State has petitioned for transfer.
Initially facing a two-count…
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