Legal Opinion
Erik Morales v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 2014No. 10A01-1308-PC-353PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
Pro-se Petitioner Erik Morales (“Morales”) appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief, which challenged his convictions for two counts of Child Molestation and one count of Attempted Child Molestation, as Class A felonies. 1 We affirm.
Issues
Morales articulates four issues for review, but presents argument on only three. 2 We address that issue which is not waived, res judicata, or procedurally defaulted, 3 that is, whether Morales was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel.
The State raises one issue on cross-appeal: whether the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- Fisher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- McCary v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Charles R. Cole, III v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- Delmas Sexton II v. State of Indiana: Allen County Public Defender's Office (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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- Hilton Hazelwood v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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