Reed v. State

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Gerald Reed appeals the post-conviction court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Reed raises two issues, which we restate as:

_ I. Whether Reed waived his freestanding claim that the trial court abused its discretion by sentencing Reed to consecutive sentences; and

II. Whether Reed received the effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel.

We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. On November 1, 1995, while Indianapolis Police Officers Marlene Neitzel, Michael Roach, and William Beachum were investigating a disturbance, Reed approached the scene in his…