Legal Opinion

Sharkey v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 15, 1996No. 45A04-9601-PC-6PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Petitioner-Appellant Michael R. Sharkey appeals the denial of his petition for postcon-viction relief.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

The following issue is dispositive: whether the post-conviction court erred in ruling that Sharkey received effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 8, 1987, Sharkey was charged by information with one count of Murder. The charge was tried to a jury in January, 1988. The jury was given verdict forms for Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, and Not Guilty. The jury returned a verdict…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Sills v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Roland v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Roark v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Champlain v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Robles v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Racxon Cruze McDowell v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Turner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Fisher v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003

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