Legal Opinion
Reed v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 2007No. 49S04-0705-PC-209PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Appellant Adrian Reed sought post-conviction relief, claiming as freestanding issues two contentions about his sentence. The Court of Appeals addressed both claims on the merits. Reed’s lawyers and the court thus converted the post-conviction process into a “super appeal.” We grant transfer.
Reed was convicted in 2002 of murder, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, and possession of a handgun without a license. The sentence was eighty-five years. On direct appeal, the Court of Appeals set aside the conviction for possession without a license, but otherwise…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- McCary v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
- Ben-Yisrayl v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
- Allen v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Lorenzo Reid and Larry Blake, a/k/a Larry Reid v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
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