Legal Opinion
Brad W. Passwater v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 2013No. 48S05-1210-PC-583PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
After being charged with the murder of his mother, Brad W. Passwater was found guilty but mentally ill and sentenced to an executed term of years. He filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel for, among other things, counsel’s failure to object to the trial court’s instruction on the penal consequences of not responsible by reason of insanity and guilty but mentally ill. The post-conviction court denied relief. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On October 26, 2002, Passwater struck his mother in the head twice with a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Fisher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Ben-Yisrayl v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
- Weatherford v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Benny R. Knight, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
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