Legal Opinion

James E. Dunn v. State of Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 6, 1998No. 47S04-9801-PC-7Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

In accordance 'with our decision today in State v. Mohler, 694 N.E.2d 1129 (Ind.1998), we conclude that the new rule of law announced in Bryant v. State, 660 N.E.2d 290 (Ind.1995), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 293, 136 L.Ed.2d 213 (1996), is not retroactive under Daniels v. State, 561 N.E.2d 487 (Ind.1990), and so does not entitle Martin Peterson to post-conviction relief.

On two occasions in June, 1993, Martin Peterson (“Peterson”) sold cocaine to an undercover police officer. On August 25, 1993, the Indiana Department of Revenue issued Peterson a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Daniels v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Bryant v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. MohlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Peterson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998

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