Legal Opinion
Stevens v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 2002No. 79S00-9804-PD-250PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPEAL FROM THE DENIAL OF POST-CONVICTION RELIEF -
DICKSON, Justice.
In 1995, Christopher M. Stevens was convicted of the 1998 murder of ten-year-old Zachary Snider. In accord with the jury's recommendation, the trial court ordered the death sentence. This Court affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Stevens v. State, 691 N.E.2d 412 (Ind.1997), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1021, 119 S.Ct. 550, 142 L.Ed.2d 457 (1998). The defendant thereafter petitioned for post-conviction relief. After extensive proceedings and the presentation of evidence, the post-conviction court 'denied his…
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