Legal Opinion
Ward v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 2012No. 74S00-0907-PD-320PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Roy Lee Ward appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his sentence of death. We affirm the post-conviction court’s decision for the reasons set forth in this opinion.
Background
This petition for post-conviction relief follows Ward’s second trial during which he pled guilty to the 2001 rape and murder of fifteen-year-old Stacy Payne. 1 Ward was sentenced to death following a penalty-phase jury trial. We earlier affirmed Ward’s sentence on direct appeal. Ward v. State, 903 N.E.2d 946, aff'd on reh’g, 908 N.E.2d 595 (Ind.2009), cert. denied, — U.S. —,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Jeffrey A. Weisheit v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2018
- Ward v. NealCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Jeffrey Archer v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
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