Legal Opinion

Atchley v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 2000No. 20A05-9907-PC-328PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge

Clyde B. Atchley appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR), 1 in which he challenges his conviction of five counts of Murder. Atchley presents the following restated issues for review:

1. Did Atchley’s multiple murder convictions violate his right against double jeopardy under the Indiana Constitution?

2. Did appellate counsel render ineffective assistance in failing to challenge the sentence imposed for one of the murder counts?

We affirm.

The facts favorable to the convictions were set out by our supreme court, which affirmed Atchley’s…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Richardson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Ladner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Schaefer v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
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  3. Turner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. St. Clair v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Renfroe v. ParkeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000

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