Legal Opinion

Tibbs v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 15, 1973No. 472A196PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Case Summary

Buchanan, P.J.

This is an appeal by Petitioner-Appellant French Chester Tibbs (Tibbs) from denial of his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to Rule P.C. 1, claiming denial of due process, incompetent counsel, and lack of a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to trial by jury.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts and evidence supporting Tibbs’ conviction are:

On July 25, 1969, Tibbs was arrested by police and charged with Robbery. 1 The next day a preliminary hearing was held after which Tibbs was incarcerated pending indictment. Tibbs neither requested nor was he provided…

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Langley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Thomas v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Robbins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Shuemak v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Barron v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Daniels v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Baynard v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Budget Car Sales v. StottIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Brown v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975

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