Legal Opinion

Siglar v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 10, 1989No. 1185 S 448PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial, John Siglar was convicted of murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.) and of conspiracy to commit murder, Ind. Code § 35-41-5-2 (Burns 1985 Repl.). The trial court sen tenced him to concurrent terms of fifty years for conspiracy and sixty years for murder.

Siglar raises five issues on appeal:

I.Whether his sixth amendment right to counsel was violated as a result of ineffective assistance;

II.Whether the trial court erred in allowing hearsay statements into evidence;

III.Whether the trial court erred in overruling Siglar’s motion for mistrial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Maldonado v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  5. White v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Potter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Sanchez v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Barger v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Burris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990

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