Collins v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHEZEM, Judge.
Case Summary
Defendant-Appellant, Jerry E. Collins ("Collins"), appeals his conviction of three (8) counts of Child Molesting, all class C felonies. We affirm.
Issues
Collins presents several issues for our review, which we restate as follows:
1. Whether the trial court properly denied Collins' request for a competency hearing;
2. Whether the admonishment given to the jury regarding a defendant's presence at trial was proper;
8. Whether Collins' attorney provided ineffective assistance at trial;
4. Whether the trial court's Final Instruction 10 was fundamental error;
5. Whether…
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