Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 4, 2008No. 48A02-0708-PC-678PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellanh-Petitioner, William E. Wright (Wright), appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

Wright raises two issues, one of which we find dispositive: Whether Wright’s trial and appellate counsel were ineffective for failing to challenge the enhancement of Wright’s sentence due to his status as a repeat sexual offender as defined by Ind. Code § 35-50-2-14.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In our memorandum decision, Wright v. State, 48A05-0402-CR-88, 812 N.E.2d 1164 (Ind.Ct.App. July 14,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Stevens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Ellis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Duane Turner v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. Rhoiney v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Brian E. Connell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc., Save the Valley, Inc., Sierra Club, and Valley Watch, Inc. v. Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Indiana Office of Utility Consumer CounselorIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

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