Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 20, 2001No. 45A05-0009-PC-379PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBB, Judge

Case Summary

Orlando Martin appeals his conviction for murder, a felony, following a jury trial and subsequent direct appeal. We reverse.

Issues

Martin raises two issues for our review which we restate as:

1. Whether the trial court committed fundamental error by instructing the jury with respect to aiding and abetting after the jury asked a question during deliberations; and

2. Whether Martin was denied effective assistance of counsel.

Facts and Procedural History

The facts, as stated in Martin's direct appeal, are as follows:

The record reveals that Martin's teenage daughter,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Bailey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Canaan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Lawrence v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Martin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002

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