Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 1995No. 49A02-9407-PC26PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Carol J. Smith (Smith) appeals the denial of her petition for post-conviction relief following convictions for conspiracy to commit murder, 1 a class A felony, and murder. 2

We affirm the trial court's determinations, and conclude that the post-conviction court did not err in refusing to grant Smith's petition.

Smith presents three issues for our review, which we restate as follows:(1) whether the trial court improperly sentenced her;(2) whether she was denied effective trial and appellate counsel;(3) whether her convictions for murder and conspiracy to commit murder…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Grinstead v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Cox v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Utley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Roberts v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Becker v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998

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