Legal Opinion
Dew v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 2006No. 49A02-0508-PC-800PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
Maurice Dew appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse and remand.
Issue
The dispositive issue is whether the failure of Dew's attorney to inform him about a plea offer from the State constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel.
Facts and Procedural History
We excerpt the following facts from Dew's direct appeal:
On September 1, 2001, twenty-year-old T.C. came home from college for the weekend. She was watching television during the early morning hours, and her stepfather, Dew, returned home and told T.C. that he was "so drunk." Dew…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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