Legal Opinion
Latta v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 2001No. 46S03-0004-PC-236PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER
BOEHM, Justice.
In 1990, Jacqueline Latta was convicted of the felony murder of her two-year-old son Brad Latta and sentenced to fifty years imprisonment. She sought postcon-viction relief on the ground that she was denied effective assistance of counsel. She and her husband, Roger Latta, were tried jointly and were represented by the same counsel. Latta's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel included the contention that this joint representation created an impermissible conflict that adversely affected her defense. The postconviction court rejected this…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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