Trondo L. Humphrey v. State of Indiana

*680On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 48A02-1508-PC-1238

Rucker, Justice.

On a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, Trondo L. Humphrey appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Concluding petitioner established his grounds for relief by a preponderance of the evidence, we reverse the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Facts and Procedural History

Humphrey was convicted of murder in 1996 and sentenced to a term of sixty years. The underlying facts as set forth on direct appeal before this Court are as follows:

On the night of April…