Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 18, 2000No. 48S00-9808-CR-471PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickson, Justice
The defendant, Mark T. Williams, appeals his conviction for the August 20, 1994, murder 1 of John Frank Lewis. The trial court ordered a sixty-year sentence, to run consecutively to a sentence he was already serving in the State of Illinois. This appeal alleges trial error in (1) permitting leading questions; (2) sentencing; and (3) ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and remand for re-sentencing.
A. Examining of Witness
The defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing, over defense objections, the State to ask leading…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
- Archer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by18 opinions
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