State v. Van Orden

OPINION

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Plaintiff-Appellant, the State of Indiana ("the State"), appeals the grant of Defendant-Appellee's, Julie Van Orden's ("Van Or-den"), petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse.

Issues

The State presents several issues for our review which we restate as follows:

1. Whether Van Orden was medicated involuntarily for purposes of attaining competency to assist in her defense at trial;

2. Whether the jury was informed about the drug type used to medicate Van Orden and its effect on her demeanor during the trial;

3. Whether Van Orden was denied effective assistance…