Legal Opinion
Peete v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1997No. 49A04-9611-CR-475PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RILEY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Defendant-Appellant Sylvester Peete appeals following his conviction for possession of cocaine as a Class C felony. 1
We affirm.
ISSUES
Peete presents the following two re-stated issues for our review:
1. Whether the record shows that Peete voluntarily, intelligently and knowingly waived his right to a jury trial.
2. Whether Peete received ineffective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel’s failure to object to the admissibility of the cocaine.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 30,1995, Officer William Owensby and Detective Gary Morrolf of the…
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- Lowery v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by22 opinions
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