Legal Opinion
Kappos v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 1991No. 64A03-9004-PC-147PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRARD, Judge.
Petitioner-appellant James G. Kappos (Kappos) was convicted by a jury of the murder by hire of his wife. On January 12, 1982 he was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed in Kappos v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 1092.
On May 13, 1986 Kappos, by counsel, filed a petition for post-conviction relief. Kappos eventually, by way of amendments to the PCR petition, presented nine issues for the court's consideration. Hearings were had and the petition was denied. Kappos now appeals.
Kappos' brief presents six arguments for our consideration.
I. Was Kappos…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Raffel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Maldonado v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Bailey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gregory v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
- Hobson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
- James G. Kappos v. Craig HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Sanders v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Carrington v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
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