Legal Opinion

Chad Thomas Burnell v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 14, 2018No. Court of Appeals Case 29A02-1710-CR-2374PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bailey, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Chad T. Burnell ("Burnell") challenges his conviction, following a jury trial, of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, as a Level 6 felony, 1 and his status as a habitual vehicular substance offender. 2 He raises eight issues on appeal, which we consolidate and restate as: whether Burnell's trial counsel was ineffective.

[2] We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[3] At around 12:30 a.m. on November 24, 2016, Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Cramer ("Dep. Cramer") saw a vehicle driven by Burnell weave abruptly within its lane and cross the center line. Dep.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Collins v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Pirtle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Dortch v. LugarIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Wentz v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Austin Howard Keever v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  2. Charles D. St. Clair v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  3. Craig Robert Hendry v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2025
  4. DOYLE v. STATE OF INDIANADistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2021
  5. David Lewicki v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019

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