Legal Opinion

Lacy v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 14, 1986No. 49S02-8604-CR-343PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON CRIMINAL PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

Post-conviction petitioner, appellant, Melvin Lacy, pled guilty to robbery, a class B felony, on May 21, 1978. On June 8, 1978, he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of one to ten years. On September 18, 1984, Lacy filed a pro se request for the transcript of proceedings in that cause and they were mailed to him on September 26, 1984. On October 10, 1984, Lacy filed his pro se petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that his guilty plea was defective because he was not informed of his right to confront witnesses and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Twyman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Harrington v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Pinkston v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Woodford v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Dillon v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Perry v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Stewart v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  4. Kindred v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Wilburn v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986

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