Legal Opinion

State v. Taylor

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 16, 1989No. 49A02-8802-PC-73Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

The State of Indiana appeals the decision of the post-conviction court which granted relief to Tyreese Taylor by vacating his conviction of murder and granting him a new trial. The State appeals.

ISSUE

The post-conviction court granted Taylor relief on two alternative grounds: his plea was involuntary and he had ineffective assistance of counsel. The State attacks both determinations. However, because we find the post-conviction court did not err in its resolution of Taylor's ineffective assistance of counsel claim, we limit our review to that issue and affirm the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Burr v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Davis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Burse v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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