Legal Opinion
Morgan v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 2001No. 34S00-0006-CR-350PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Defendant Bradley Morgan was convict, ed of murder for shooting Billy Wiley to death at a party. Defendant has shown neither the deficient performance nor prejudice necessary to sustain his claims that his trial lawyer was ineffective. His claim that the trial court improperly instructed the jury is not available for our review. And it was within the court's discretion to allow an expert's opinion of certain details of the crime. For these reasons, we affirm.
Background
The facts most favorable to the judgment indicate that on the evening of January 16, 2000, Defendant and…
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