Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 2004No. 58A01-0304-CR-139PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
Robin L. Montgomery ("Montgomery") appeals his convictions for two counts of arson, as Class B felonies, 1 and fraud, a Class D felony. 2 We reverse his convictions and remand for a new trial 3
Issues
Montgomery raises eight issues, one of which we find dispositive: whether counsel rendered ineffective assistance. In order to determine whether retrial is permissible, we also examine the sufficiency of the evidence supporting Montgomery's conviec-tions. Finally, we address whether Montgomery's convictions for the two arson counts violate principles of double…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Richardson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Spivey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
- Guyton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mathews v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. TOMAS D.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Jarrell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. MontgomeryIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
- Mathews v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
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